How do you get recruited as an athlete to an Ivy League?

[Anonymous]

Just curious. Haven't heard of any recruits from sophomore DD's very sports and academically focused high school. Are they looking for smart athletes? How competitive are their field hockey, track, and tennis teams (for my DD specifically)

[Anonymous]

Wanted to add her dream schools right now are Cornell, Columbia, Yale, and possibly Harvard.

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately, the answer usually given here is "if you gotta ask...".

There are many websites and books out there that can help you with this info, and if you are serious, consultants who can help.

[Anonymous]

Yes, they are looking for smart athletes.

[Anonymous]

Attend showcases where they will be in attendance. Baseball regularly has these where dozens and dozens of coaches attend. Athletic camps. Send short video clips to schools.

[Anonymous]

Smart athletes with hooks and preferably guidance counselors and coaches that the school trusts to find the best fits.

[Anonymous]

Depends on the sport. DD is an athletic recruit to an Ivy next year. She said one of her future teammates is dumb as dirt. She's only taken 1 AP her entire HS career and highest math was pre-calc. Sooo, if they are talented athletes the Ivy will exceptions with grades.

[Anonymous]

Just like any other school. My dd plays soccer, but i imagine it's the same for most sports. By sophomore year, she should have had at least 1-2 years of emailing coaches to attend her events by this point. The coaches/club should be navigating this. Teams put together brochures with stats, etc. Then dd should email coaches to ask them to attend showcases/tournaments. Our team kept track of all coaches in attendance. Thank them for attending, include clips of her videos/recruiting website. Go to their clinics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the sport. DD is an athletic recruit to an Ivy next year. She said one of her future teammates is dumb as dirt. She's only taken 1 AP her entire HS career and highest math was pre-calc. Sooo, if they are talented athletes the Ivy will exceptions with grades.

This post is really offensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the sport. DD is an athletic recruit to an Ivy next year. She said one of her future teammates is dumb as dirt. She's only taken 1 AP her entire HS career and highest math was pre-calc. Sooo, if they are talented athletes the Ivy will exceptions with grades.

What a lovely child you’ve raised. 😒

[Anonymous]

Depends on the sport. DS had some introductions by his coach and some he reached out to directly. They replied by asking him to fill out an athletic recruitment form then some engaged in email and invitations. But his is not a mainstream sport like soccer or football.

[Anonymous]

My H was recruited 25+ years ago, so I'm not sure if there have been changes to the process. He went to camps to meet with coaches and they watched him play. He had a conditional offer based on achieving a certain SAT score and GPA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My H was recruited 25+ years ago, so I'm not sure if there have been changes to the process. He went to camps to meet with coaches and they watched him play. He had a conditional offer based on achieving a certain SAT score and GPA.

I forgot to mention that these scores were within the published range. Mine ended up a cardiologist, so he was one of the literate ones

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the sport. DD is an athletic recruit to an Ivy next year. She said one of her future teammates is dumb as dirt. She's only taken 1 AP her entire HS career and highest math was pre-calc. Sooo, if they are talented athletes the Ivy will exceptions with grades.

Your DD sounds like a jerk, TBH.

[Anonymous]

if your kid is not playing tennis on an international level, they are not playing tennis at an Ivy or really any other school you’d recognize in Div1. Why do people on this board think that tennis is a sport that will be able to do at a top (or even mid) college? It has been discussed as nauseum. Go look at the rosters of the athletes at the schools in question. Does your kid compare? If so then I assume coaches have already expressed interest.