Guide/08 Special Situations
Recruited Athletes
How athletic recruiting works across Division I, II, III, and the Ivy League, including the NCAA Eligibility Center, contact rules, the Academic Index, likely letters, and emailing coaches.
Athletic recruiting is the biggest admissions advantage at many selective colleges. Recruited athletes at Ivy League schools have been admitted at rates far above the general pool. But recruiting runs on its own calendar, its own rules, and its own relationships, starting long before senior year.
This chapter explains how recruiting works in each division, when coaches can contact you, the Ivy League's Academic Index and likely letters, and how to get on a coach's radar...
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What’s in this chapter
- 1How much recruiting helps
- 2The divisions
- 3Step 1: The NCAA Eligibility Center
- 4Step 2: When coaches can contact you
- 5Step 3: Getting on a coach's radar
- 6The Ivy League specifics
- 7Division III at selective colleges
- 8Academics still matter
- 9Commitments: verbal vs. official
- 10Sources