<p>I think it really comes down to WHERE you want to be recruited. Because you're small for a rower, I can guarantee you that you'd have an easier time being recruited as a lightweight. Most of the open-weight women's teams (D1 ones at least) will only recruit rowers over 6 feet tall. Most men's open-weight teams will only look at you if you're 6' 4" at a minimum. It does, however, depend on what division you're thinking about.</p>
<p>Make yourself a race resume and write a form letter to coaches about how you're interested in being recruited. As soon as July 1 after your junior year hits, email this letter with your resume as an attachment out to coaches at whatever schools you're interested in.</p>
<p>If you want, PM me with your email and I can send you my stuff to use as an example.</p>
<p>Ceetie Bee wrote: “Most men’s open-weight teams will only look at you if you’re 6’ 4” at a minimum." This is not true. They look for men over 6’ and preferably 6’ 1" but if you look at the average height of most men’s D1 crew teams it is around 6’4" - there are guys who are taller than than that and guys who are shorter. I know a Cal recruit this year who is 6’ 1".</p>
<p>hey_pal: Go look at the results from the CrashBs this year to get a sense of the erg time you should be pulling. Also, if you can row lightweight and stay lightweight without eating in an unhealthy way, it is probably worth trying…</p>
<p>I remember the discussion about how they would’ve NEVER gotten in without the sport. In my daughters case I’m not so sure about that… although for schools such as Yale, Stanford, Columbia, Duke, Penn we’ll obviously never know if she would have been admitted on her non athletic application. </p>
<p>I can say she was recruited and offered LL’s and/or letters/verbals of full support from everyone listed above.</p>
<p>my son was recruited by an ivy for swimming. also recruited by some D1 and D3 schools. he unfortunately did not have a happy ending to his story. well, i take that back. he is very happy NOW that he will be attending and swimming at a non-ivy, D1 large public school in the fall but was extremely disappointed when he found out on 4/1 that he was rejected despite many many MANY assurances by the head coach that he was in. if you would like to know anything else, happy to share via pm.</p>
<p>I am so sorry to hear about your son’s dissappointment with Ivy League recruiting. Unfortunately, yours is not the only disappointing story I have heard this year. There are quite a few disappointed athletes and coaches this go 'round.</p>
<p>S was recruited by Penn, but he decided he didn’t care for the school, also recruited by Georgetown for LW rowing. It did not work out, he will rowing club at W&M and is very, very happy about this. W&M was his favorite school academically and LW rowing has very limited varsity teams.</p>
<p>^^hi anothercrazymom! Welcome back to the athletic recruit board. There’s an ongoing conversation about rowing and the academic standards required for Ivies and other selective schools. If you have anything you’d like to add, please do!</p>
<p>My D also had many recruiting “lead ons”…she is a LW rower. MIT supported her, she didn’t get in…they only got 5 out of 12 supported applicants for LW womens crew. D was ranked #7. She was also courted by Stanford and UW . She will be going to BC this year. They don’t have LW crew which is a relief for me as a mom…no need to constantly watch her weight. She had a letter of support from the coach but was not a recruit. I think it all worked out for the best but what a frustrating process.</p>
<p>^^ Daughter of a friend is going to BC recruited for rowing–
I hear the coach is great- she is very excited.
Nice school.
Congrats</p>
<p>WHat do you mean she is ranked #7–is that Nationally–If so - she’d be a HOT recruit (assuming her academics are great too) How do rowers get ranked?</p>
<p>fishymom is right…she was ranked #7 by MIT out of their 12 recruits. At MIT…coaches have very little pull with Admissions. She is excited about BC too!</p>