Will Athletics help me get into a College?

rmldad
Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:48:54 +0000

The adcom’s primary decision at highly selective colleges is whether they believe an applicant has a proven academic record that will allow them to succeed if admitted. I believe that your statistics are in the range that fit this description even if they are slightly below the “typical” admitted student.

Based on this assumption, your athletic abilities can be a huge boost to your application. Talk to the coach directly- if he is willing to go to bat for you in admissions, your chances should increase dramatically. However, if he is not interested in you then you will not gain any real advantage at all.