Mens Rowing - Take the scholarship or Ivy?

KathleenA
Thu, 23 Apr 2015 21:34:20 +0000

My nephew is on Columbia’s 1st boat and was recruited by several Ivies so I’m talking from my sister’s experience. Have any coaches screened him (ie. SAT>2100, Decent GPA). If coach can’t get him through Admissions department’s minimum requirement then you are wasting your time. But if his academics are up to par with ivies and he really can compete D1 then he should look at Stanford who does give sports scholarships. And of course U Washington has one of the best rowing programs in the country (read ‘Boys in the Boat’ to find out why) and I believe gives sports scholarships. But your son is right that besides the Ivies there aren’t many top programs on the east coast. But if you are looking for a bit lower level of academics then either Virginia, Boston College, Boston U or Syracuse U might fit the bill. I tried looking at NCAA.org website for other division 1 rowing schools but the listing page was missing Men’s rowing (but they did have Women’s rowing). There is a ranking page which is found at http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/rowing/d1/regional-rankings. Good luck!