Premed and Swimming

Earthmama68
Wed, 01 Jun 2016 02:37:24 +0000

Do you know about the website collegeswimming.com? That’s a great site where you can compare your times with the kids on the teams. You should start contacting coaches and visiting schools (if possible) as soon as possible. With your times, I’d look at Skidmore. Coach Greenleaf is great! My kids were both very impressed with that school. It’s currently my D2’s first or second choice. I would also take a serious look at The College of Wooster which is a fabulous school. Loved coach Harrington and really loved everything about the school and you’d likely qualify for merit aid there. It’s excellent in the sciences. If you want to use swimming as a hook for admissions, your current times need to be at the high end for that school. You might be able to get into Vassar (it’s a lot easier for boys) and they are really serious about improving their swim team. We liked the coach there (though she’s very serious) and we loved the team and the team parents we met. All of those schools have excellent academics and the coaches emphasize that your studies come first. Are you a junior?