<p>I would contact the baseball coach at every Ivy.</p>
<p>i have contacted the baseball coach at Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Georgetown just a couple days ago, and I have not received a response yet. My high school coach also sent a letter, as well as my summer coach who is a former major leaguer</p>
<p>whph,
Take another look at the baseball schedules for the Ivy colleges. They play more than 40 games a season and all of the weekends are spoken for from March 1 onward and all of your Spring Break will be dedicated to this as well. Your social life will definitely take a back seat for this part of the year and, depending on the college, could also be significantly impacted during other times of the year.</p>
<p>I would not be too worried about the coaches and a less than rapid response. It is summer and it is Ivy athletics. </p>
<p>As for social life comparisons, I can’t more strongly suggest that you do a visit to each of the colleges that you are considering. Beyond the academic comparison, if possible, go there on a football weekend when more people will be around and you can get a better feel for the vibrancy of the social life and the nature/degree of the athletic life and its spirit. Closely compare the scenes that you experience at each college as there are MAJOR differences in the group of colleges that you have mentioned. And if a strong social life is part of your college equation, then you really need to understand this. One can definitely have a good undergraduate experience at any of these colleges, but they differ rather significantly for some of the areas that you have indicated are important to you.</p>
<p>hawkette,</p>
<p>First of all, I literally sent the letters two days ago so I don’t expect a response for a week or more. And, I definitely don’t care about the baseball schedule interfering with my social life because I figure that I can have fun (not too much) during the offseason. Even my high school team has as many or more games than that of the Ivy baseball programs, so I know how much of a time committment it is.</p>
<p>Get recruited/Talk to the coaches of the schools you’re most interested in. It’s a no-risk proposition which might really help you if you’re good. :)</p>
<p>ok, sorry. I mis-interpreted your post as an expression of concern that the coaches had not yet responded and that you wanted a good social life at the same time as playing baseball. </p>
<p>Still hope you take my suggestions on the visits. Good luck.</p>