Is it true that the Ivy League schools do not recruit for sports?

If so, lets say a student gets into Yale or Harvard and wants to play football there but he didn't get to play in his high school years, will he still be able to try out for an Ivy League football team?





Are graduate students allowed to play sports like football too?Is it true that the Ivy League schools do not recruit for sports?
Yes, they do recruit...just like any other school recruits. But, like D3 programs, Ivy league schools are not allowed to give out athletic scholarships. Just like in any other college, a student can try out for a team as a walk on, but the probability of he or she making the team is close to none unless it is a new team. He or she may get the opportunity to practice, manage, or otherwise assist the team, however. Graduate students can play intramural sports indefinitely, but they can only play in Varsity athletics if they did not use up their eligibility years during their undergrad.Is it true that the Ivy League schools do not recruit for sports?
It looks like you have a bunch of questions.


For the first question, it is not true that Ivy League schools do not recruit for sports. My friend was recruited to Princeton, and another one to Columbia and another one to UPenn鈥攁ll for sports. However, if you are recruited to an Ivy League school, you cannot receive a scholarship for sports. It is an agreement among the Ivies that scholarships can ONLY be rewarded based on need. No Ivy League school will offer you money to play sports or music at their school.





Yes, if a person did not play during high school, he or she can train and then tryout for the college team, but it takes a lot of work.





I am pretty sure that graduate students are not allowed to play sports with the undergrads. There is a reason it is called ';College football';. It is designed for people in college, not graduate school.
No. It's not true.