<p>To current students or whomever has any idea-- how much does being a recruited athlete help in admissions? If you have any insight on this topic I would appreciate your thoughts. I'm just curious. Thanks!</p>
<p>It helps. I know on the Big Division 1 level it helps a lot. It helps a little on the big academic schools. I have a friend who plays football that has committed to Penn and without football he would not be accepted at Penn</p>
<p>Thanks for your input! Yeah, I have two friends going to Penn for sports, also. I meant more so how it affects applicants at Colby though...</p>
<p>Colby follows an athletic "tip" system
If you are recruited by a coach @ Colby and he/she puts you on his protect list then it vastly improves your chances of admissions. In most cases, the coach will get an early read from admissions before he/she offers you a tip. The coach will not waste a tip on a student he/she is not assured of admission</p>
<p>Each sport at Colby is given a different # of tips per year. These tips are further broken down into A, B and C tip status. An "A" tip would be a student well within or above the academic profile of the school in terms of grades and SAT scores. A C tip would be below the 25th centile of applicants in terms of grades and SAT scores. There are very few C band tips available--some sports do not get any</p>
<p>The bottom line is that if you are recruited by a coach at Colby--the most important question to ask is "Are you willing to give me your tip?"
If he/she says yes, then in my experience you are in great shape in terms of admissions</p>
<p>On more point--in exchange for a tip, the coach will ask that you apply ED 1 or 2--again--he or she will not waste a tip on a student that will not committ to matriculating at the school if admitted</p>
<p>It can be tricky, but it has worked out very well for my student-athlete @ Colby</p>
<p>Wow, thank you. That was a fantastic and informative answer.</p>