Do you think a 30-31 is good enough for a recruited athlete trying to go to yale?
yes
You never know. It depends. One person go into to yale with a ACT of 29, but his GPA was a 4.22 and SAT of 2350. What are your other stats?
johnishappylol, someone with a 2350 SAT would not send their ACT of 29.
Yes, 30-31 should be sufficient depending on the sport and how badly the coach wants you. I am assuming your grades are strong as well.
yes i have a 3.98 uw and took the most rigorous classes available. I am getting contacted by a lot of the ivies but have not asked about scores yet. I am in top 10% for class rank. I think a 30-31 should be sufficient enough as other kids I know in the same sport as me are getting recruited to school like Penn and Brown with 30 ACT
When I saw the title of your thread I clicked to answer “no”. But as a recruited athlete I would say yes, given the rest of your profile.
The keyword here, I believe, is athlete.
31 is enough to be admitted for just academic merit with a spectacular essay/hooks and such.
If you’re a good athlete, then those things are basically overridden. All depends on whether their teams need you are not. Lots of brilliant, smart athletes at Yale (like that pre-med with a good GPA who just was drafted to the colts or something?) - but also lots of people that make you question the rigor of the admissions process
plus I have legacy at Yale which I think should also help in my admission with the coach.
Do you think legacy would allow admission to be a little more lenient on my scores? I want to get a likely letter as soon as possible (before June)
My understanding of the process is that a likely letter is only given once a formal application has been submitted. Are you a junior now? I think the only thing that can happen at this point is an academic pre-read with a verbal green light - I could be mistaken but going through same process
what’s your sport?
Re: #9 According to other threads on CC about Yale admissions, legacy means very little and will not help you get a likely letter or pre-read. The only exception would be if your family is extremely wealthy and/or famous.
ok. The coach seemed very intrigued about how I had family who went there. I am a junior so I could get a pre-read which pretty much gives me an idea of if I am good or not.
I know kids who were recruited athletes who had ACT scores below 29 and SATs around 1900 at similar Ivies to Yale. If you get a 31 you’re fine. With a 3.98 in the miost rigorous curriculum, I don’t see why you shouldn’t be aiming for higher ACT scores than 30-31. Get the Real ACT book and prep. Good luck!
@Falcon1 I did not get a great chance to study for the first ACT I took because of all my busy school schedule and sports season which seemed to overlap right before my ACT
Yes I think you just need to get the coach to support you application and you will be accepted without a problem. It really depends on the coach. He can gather all your credentials and hand deliver it to admissions and they will give him or her an answer within a week or 2. They will give him a verbal okay and at some point send you a likely letter.
@amy989 yes one of the coaches said that when you get support from the coach it makes the whole process so much easier but the coach will only take you if he knows you are a good enough candidate
LL usually come in the Fall of senior year after you have applied SCEA…usually mid November.
Also until the coach actually offers you a spot on the team you should keep your other options open and continue dialog with other coaches. That will be in your own best interest. My son went through what you are going through and kept talking to other coaches until the day his coach made the offer which came via a phone call. It was his top choice school so he lucked out. He had to apply early decision and received his likely letter fairly quickly after that. His stats were not as good as yours which will work in your favor because an IVY coach has to maintain that IA score.