<p>I had this process explained to me so well by the wrestling Coach at Trinity College (a NESCAC school but not as competitive as Amherst, Williams, Wesleyan, etc.) Yes, being an athlete helps with admission, but not financial aid. He said that at Trinity, athletes are broken up into three categories. The three categories are known as A Band, B Band, and C Band. A Band athletes are those with a SAT score of 1950+, and a coach is allowed as many of these as he wants. They are all almost mindlessly accepted. A B Band athlete is one that has a score between 1750 and 1940. These athletes are put under the microscope and their GPA, ecs, and athletic abilities are looked at and admission is offered accordingly (I will i knew more about B Bands). C Bands are students with below a 1750 SAT. only 50 of these students are allowed admission every year, so the coach has to push really hard for you (you need to be a top recruit). From my understanding football takes up a majority of these recruits leaving only 1 or 2 for other teams. From my understanding, Trinity’s average accepted student SAT is a 1950 and 1750 is 20 percentile. This banding system is limited to the NESCACs but others use very similar systems.
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