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As a potential student athlete at the University of Washington, we hope that you will find the following information helpful during the recruiting process.
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The University of Washington is not only recognized as one of the top institutions of higher education in the nation but also as one of the top athletic programs in the country, finishing 14th in the 2004-05 United States Sports Academy Directors' Cup.
If you choose to attend the University of Washington, here are some facts you may want to know about the school, Seattle and the surrounding areas:
--UW students are fortunate to live in Seattle one of the largest city in the United States. The 2000 census revealed that 563,374 people live in the city with a total base of 1,737,034 in King County, the 12th-most populous county in the U.S.
--Seattle has bragging rights in 2005 as the fittest city in the United States. In rankings released by Men's Fitness magazine, a panel of experts ranked the Emerald City tops in the nation based upon a combination of healthy habits, risk factors, environment and urban attributes. Seattle has ranked in the top-10 the last five years the magazine has conducted their poll.
--Despite the myths, Seattle is far from being the rain capital of the nation. Seattle's total annual precipitation ranks only 113th in the U.S. among major cities, Miami, Houston, Atlanta, Boston, Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Memphis and Washington D.C. each get more annual precipitation than Seattle.
--The city is the home to such international businesses as Microsoft, Starbucks, Tully's, Weyerhauser, amazon.com and Nintendo providing many employment opportunities to UW students and graduates.
--UW students enjoy one of the most scenic cities in the country. Seattle's waterfront location is in the shadows of the Cascade and Olympic Mountain Ranges, providing close proximity to year round outdoor activities.
--The UW has 17 major schools and colleges for students to choose from: Architecture and Urban Planning, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Forest Resources, The Graduate School, The Information School, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Ocean and Fishery Sciences, Pharmacy, Public Affairs, Public Health and Community Medicine, and Social Work.
--UW student athletes will enjoy the newly remodeled Conibear Shellhouse and Student-Athlete Center, which serves as headquarters for the academic support services and student life center. Located on the picturesque west shores of Lake Washington, the center is a place where student-athletes can utilize a top-of-the-line computer lab, study rooms, and lecture halls. The $18 million dollar upgrades also provide the student-athletes a place to socialize in the plush student lounge and enjoy a variety of fine dining choices from the cafeteria.
To find out more about the University of Washington and the campus, click here.
Are you interested in becoming a UW Student Athlete?
As you become a prospective student-athlete it is important that you are aware of a few important NCAA rules that will assist you in the recruiting process. According to the NCAA rules, prospective student-athletes are individuals who have started their ninth grade year of school or have been recruited by a University of Washington staff member or a representative of UW's athletics interests (booster).
Contact a Coach
Please note that, per NCAA rules, UW coaches cannot write to prospects or respond to e-mails from prospects until September 1 at the beginning of the prospect's junior year of high school (in men's basketball only, such correspondence can occur immediately upon the conclusion of the sophomore year of high school).
In all sports except football, a coach from the University of Washington may make one phone call to a prospect in the month of March during their junior year of high school. Subsequent phone calls cannot occur until July 1 after the completion of the junior year (except in men's and women's basketball in which one phone call may be made between June 21 and June 30). In football, a coach may telephone a prospect once during the month of March during the junior year. Additional phone calls in football cannot be made until September 1 at the start of the prospect's senior year. As a general rule, coaches in all sports are permitted to initiate only one phone call per week to a prospect.
Although the NCAA rules limit the time periods during which a coach may telephone a prospect, there are no limitations on when or how often a prospect may telephone a coach. A prospect that is a freshman in high school could telephone a coach as many times as he or she wanted. However, please note that the coach will not be able to return the phone call (even if the prospect requests a return call) if the prospect is not old enough to be contacted by telephone. In those situations, please keep trying to telephone the coach until you are able to make contact.
If you are a four-year college student who is considering a transfer to UW, please note that NCAA rules prohibit UW coaches from having any contact with you (e.g., e-mail, telephone, in-person) until written permission to have such contact has been obtained from your current four-year institution and delivered to UW. When you have obtained such written permission (often referred to as a "release" or a "permission to contact letter"), you may fax the letter to the UW Compliance Office at 206-616-5813.
If you have a recruiting tape or need to submit other recruiting information to a UW coach, please send it to the attention of that coach at the following address:
University of Washington
Or if you wish to contact a coach via phone or email, click here to find that coaches contact information.
