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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Harvard does recruit but doesn't give scholarships - all Ivy League financial aid is need-based (not based on academic or athletic merit), but being an athletic recruit could give you an admissions bump. Though generally coaches use their precious few slots [b]on oars[/b], not coxes.

Also, women's rowing is an NCAA sport, men's is not. Thus, there's much more scholarship money available for women - it's one of the few sports that helps offset all-male sports like football for Title IX parity.[/quote]

Two schools came right out and told DD they have money, but not for coxes, but invited her to come and spend a 3 day weekend, on our expense.  She declined against it since the schools weren't  high on her list, and were 10+ hour drive from home.  Maybe a lot of the coxes are walkons...[/quote]

Recruiting can also mean help in admissions (which is what many people really want).  However, as another poster is said, more of the recruiting focus is always on the rowers, but it's not out of the question that there might be a bump in admissions for a cox as well (particularly if the person is already an accomplished student, such that it is just a tiny nudge in their favor.)
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True, but when you think of the time commitment crew takes, it doesn't make sense being a cox in HS.  All those hours spent training could be better put to use by hitting the books and taking the hardest classes.  This way with stellar grades,  you're surely to end up with merit aid or athletic scholarship.[/quote]

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