How much does athlete recruitment "actually" help?

GoPrincetonTiger
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:11:03 +0000

Ok… so this is probably the 17th (or is it the 18th?) thread about athlete recruitment. But learning a little more about how recruitment works for Division I, II, & III schools, I came to know that there are quite a few differences between them.

Some older threads regarding recruitment mentioned that a Division III school wouldn’t accept a recruited athlete if he didn’t appear to be a good fit for the school as a student. On the other hand, as Division I athletes are more qualified than D III athletes (as far as their sport is concerned), D I schools do accept kids with not-so-good academics.

I am an athlete recruited by Columbia University this year and I’m applying RD to SEAS - The Fu Foundation School. My stats are in place and I’m a straight A kid, but I can’t help but wonder how much athlete recruitment “actually” helps.

It would be very helpful if you could throw some light on this.

Thanks.