Academic Index and GPA: how hard do the Ivies look?

Athletic Recruits
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<p>Have visited public U’s as a guest recruit. Most have very strong student services --separate academic study area with tutoring available. Also have recent interest from Ivies that I’ve not visited or broached this subject yet so wondering in advance if they offer similar support. Helmet sport, EGR major.</p>

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<p>^ I don’t really know, but during my kids’ recruiting visits the only elite schools touting special academic support for athletes were Stanford and Duke. It never came up at any of the Ivies.</p>

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<p>The Ivies are not permitted to offer any athlete specific support services - this includes tutoring, food, course or room selection.</p>

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<p>I had no idea the Ivies didn’t offer their athletes separate academic help, but I guess it’s not suprising. More food for thought… I do agree with the above posters who commented that your course of study has a huge impact on how big a challenge keeping up in school is. My own experience as a bio major with a 4.0 transferring into an Ivy from a small LAC was the science courses kicked me to the curb, and that was without the added burden of a varsity sport. But once I changed my major to political science it was easy As again, with time to enjoy my new friends, my new vocal groups, my new town. </p>

<p>My son has a “gift” for getting Bs in his AP classes with the bare minimum effort. As a parent it drives me crazy, but as a workaholic whose boss values volume over quality, I wonder if it means my son will have a happier life. Well, that’s a topic for another thread. As long as S does business or comp sci I think he can hack it and still be an impact swimmer. But as noted the actual admission could be the toughest part he’'ll be going head to head with the kids who did what it took to get As in all the tough classes and hey, maybe he just won’t deserve that slot.</p>

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<p>ByeBye…the following thread, while not entirely on topic, gives some info about what the athletes experience within the ivy league. It varies yet you will see that the perks are not there like a non ivy D1</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/athletic-recruits/1205022-what-perks-being-ivy-athlete.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/athletic-recruits/1205022-what-perks-being-ivy-athlete.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^thanks for the link. excellent info.</p>