<p>Hi, I am a rising senior and actively being "LOOKED AT SERIOUSLY" by many colleges for sports recruitment. I am really excited about playing in college but think D3 is the place for me. I have an unweightd GPA of 3.64 and a total SAT score of 1830, I am taking 2 AP classes this coming year and have a lot of EC's</p>
<p>I am very interested in Bowdoin, Hamilton and Middlebury. Bowdoin would be my 1st choice</p>
<p>My question is will being recruited help with admissions? So far I have been asked to visit, nothing more</p>
<p>There was a superb series of articles in the NY Times about 5 years ago on D3 recruiting. There was a follow-up series of articles within the past year. If you are at least in the ballpark academically, you can get help with admissions if you are a very good athlete. In the NESCAC, football coaches get 14 “slots”. All the other sports combined (men’s and women’s) get about 50-60 positions. The series of articles I’ve referenced spells it out. Try the following search string “haverford recruiting ny times Pennington”</p>
<p>My son was recently admitted at Bowdoin and yes sports helped get him in. Has the coach submitted your transcipt and SATs for a pre-read? Once that happens you get put into a band: high, middle or low. Admissions defines that, and the coach is given so many in each category depending on the sport. Good luck, you are looking at some great schools!</p>
<p>Thanks, Yes I have sent all my info in and am going for a visit mid august and then hopefully again in the fall for an over nighter.I hope it works out, thank you.</p>