When to contact college rowing coaches

imafan
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:40:18 +0000

Beach4222; There are different ways to pursue rowing in college; each has it’s own objective.

1. rowing can give you an admissions boost into a school for which your scores/grades are not enough. You may not need or receive scholarship, but look to ensure acceptance.

2. rowing can offer you scholarship money, but determinations are made (mostly) on great 2k scores and academics are (somewhat) secondary. The better caliber the team (search top 20 NCAA programs) the lower the required 2k for scholarship money. However, even the better teams can offer admissions assistance for higher 2k times to girls with higher gpa/scores. In this case, however, scholarship money could be reduced.
2a) it is possible to get scholarship money at tier 2 or tier 3 d1 programs with mid-level 2k scores and great grades.
3)rowing is one of the best walk-on options for student athletes who have already been admitted to the school of their choice.

Just thought I’d outline for you a few scenarios. As you contact coaches, you might want to be realistic as to where you fit in their scheme.