Question about Athletics

KateC12
Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:16:19 +0000

I hope I’m posting this in the right area – I’m a new member so I’m still a little unsure of how all the boards are set up. I did a search and couldn’t find an answer to my question, so I thought I’d start a thread here.

I’m a white female from Vermont. I applied to a few liberal arts colleges. One of my main EC’s is soccer, but I only briefly contacted the coach at one school to see what their program was like. I wasn’t completely sure if I wanted to play soccer in college (I’m worried about scheduling time my first year, handling practices/games alongside challenging classes and that sort of thing) but now I’m thinking that I might want to play in college.

Here’s my question: should I contact coaches now, or is it pointless after I’ve already sent in my application? (January 1st deadlines for most of the schools) Do coaches have a lot of influence on admissions decisions? If I don’t contact the coaches, will admissions let the coaches know that I’m a potential athlete? (I guess that was more than one question)

I have a fairly strong soccer career: varsity in high school, team MVP 11th and 12th grade, selected to the All-State team 11th and 12th grade, top-ranked defensive player in the state 11th grade, made the Twin-State team this year (Vermont vs. New Hampshire, indicates that I’m in the top half of the All-State selections)

Wow…sorry this post is so long, I’m just curious and tend to talk a lot. Thanks for taking the time to read this whole thing!

Oh, and if it makes a difference, the colleges I’m looking at are Vassar (1st choice), Wesleyan, Connecticut College, Oberlin, and Bates.