<p>From the perspective of a parent of a recruited fencer:</p>
<p>Your reaches become matches if you get the coaches support. As a “B” rated fencer the coaches probably won’t be calling you, but there is still a good likliehood you can be supported if you are proactive.</p>
<p>If you haven’t already done so, go to the team web sites for the schools with fencing, and check out each team’s roster to see which schools will be over or under stocked in your weapon. Focus on the teams that are weak in your weapon. Email the coaches a short resume summarizing your academic and athletic achievements. Don’t bother telling the coaches about chess or Mensa or any of that; they won’t care. All they will care about is if they could use you on the team and if your grades and test scores meet a certain threshold.</p>
<p>As for the UC’s, check out UCSD. It’s a great school in a nice place, and it isn’t too tough to get recruited there.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>