Athletic Recruiting and the Waitlist

theyeaman
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:36:50 +0000

I know both these topics have been beaten to death individually, but a quick google search didn’t yield me any info about athletic recruits who happen to be on the wait list. I am currently in this situation. I guess my question is: how equal are waitlistees? If athletic recruiting only differentiates otherwise equal applicants, then surely I must have some advantage, right? Anybody know how big it is, if there even is an advantage? Are there some waitlistees who are much better than others academically, thus rendering athletic recruiting useless? I mean, the wait list letter says we were “good enough, but they didn’t have room.” Thus, I’d think if another applicant and I are both “good enough” but I’ll play sports, that must be beneficial, right? But then, everybody says athletics means nothing… Can anybody shed some light?

Thanks.