Athletics & Admission: Hook or not?

arsenalsweep
Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:02:26 +0000

I’m a freshman baseball player and here is my understanding:

Coaches rate their recruits on how much they want them (1-8 I’ve heard), but still this doesn’t guarantee that you get in. What I was told by the baseball coach when applying was that his support of my application would help a lot if I were on the boarder, fringe, whatever you want to call it. If my credentials would have gotten me rejected staight up, being an athlete would not have helped. Basically, being a recruited athlete is definitely beneficial, but not a deal-breaker.