Every school on your target list has a status — a single field that tells you and your coaches exactly where things stand with that program. Status is what turns a long list of schools into an actual recruiting pipeline you can work.
The recruiting pipeline
Statuses run in a fixed order, from first look to final decision. Click the (i) icon next to the "Status" column on your Target List to see the same descriptions shown here.
| Order | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Researching | You're looking into this program. No contact yet. |
| 2 | To Contact | On your list to reach out to. |
| 3 | Initial Contact Sent | You've sent your first message or email to the coach. |
| 4 | In Contact | You and the coach are actively communicating. |
| 5 | Campus Visit | You've scheduled or completed an unofficial or official visit. |
| 6 | Offered | The program has extended an offer to you. |
| 7 | Committed | You've committed to this program. |
| 8 | Signed | You've signed your National Letter of Intent or commitment form. |
| 9 | Not Interested | You've decided this program isn't the right fit. |
| 10 | Not Offered | The program didn't extend an offer. |
Every school you add to your target list starts at Researching by default.
Changing a target's status
You can update status two ways:
- On the school's program profile page, click the status badge at the top of the page and use the Edit status modal, then Save status.
- On your Target List, open the kebab menu on any row and choose Change Status.
Every status change is logged to that program's Activity tab, so you (and your organization's staff, if you're on a team) always have a record of when things moved.
Marking a target Signed or Committed
Setting a target to Signed or Committed does more than update a badge. ProductiveRecruit treats these as your one true answer for that sport — it automatically marks your public profile as committed to that program, and it demotes any other target currently sitting at Signed or Committed back to Researching. Only one program can be your active commitment at a time, so double-check before you set this on the wrong school.
Campus visits are tracked separately
Logging a visit (the "Log a campus visit" button on any program page) records its own entry (a rating, notes, and a visit date) but it does not automatically move the target's status to "Campus Visit." If you want that status reflected on your target list, set it yourself using either method above. Status and campus visits share a name but track different things.
Last Contacted, not status
Your Target List's Last Contacted column updates automatically whenever you send an outreach email to that program. It isn't tied to status at all. A school can sit at "Researching" for weeks and still show a recent contact date if you've emailed the coach without changing its status yet.
What's next
- Organize your pipeline further with tags and prioritization.
- See every status change and coach interaction in the activity feed.
- Review the full row of actions available on each target in building your target list.