@rofikicafe thank you. I have been granted some abilities mentally and physically that many others don’t have. Having three siblings with physical disabilities (which keeps them from walking), it really pushes me to do better. I believe that it is selfish not to try and do great things with the gifts I have. Thank you for your comment; time to go thank my parents!
I can’t believe I said roll models…LOL…must have been hungry…my dd would totally tease me on that because I am always correcting spelling/grammar errors. Best wishes to you AND your siblings. They will find their gifts too. Physical disabilities, while challenging/life altering, often overshadow the unique abilities that individuals have to share with the world. They will all shine in their own ways. Sounds like you are from a very grounded family that understands that.
@gointhruaphase , your assessment of the Perfect Game ranking system remains spot on. They are impartial and skilled, and have no incentive that I have seen or seen them accused of to skew numbers one way or another. That doesn’t mean that all recipients are pleased with their rating, or that they don’t think they are better than another kid with a better rating. Further, I think PG would be the first to say they aren’t perfect and that for a variety of reasons they may miss on a kid. They do see thousands and thousands of kids every year and are widely regarded as a very credible resource.
In terms of the differing opinions on social time and social life, all I enter into evidence is that a typical baseball game is 2+ hours to maybe 3.5 hours. They Ivy schedule has been doubleheader Saturday, doubleheader Sunday (one 7, one 9) plus about 30 mins between games. If you are the away team, add travel. In addition, there is a mid-week game, possibly two depending on rain-outs, etc. Daily, lengthy practices are on the schedule. Team conditioning is a component. That’s the regular stuff plus all the incidentals. Maybe the time commitment is different for others, but that’s a general look at Ivy baseball. Regular D1 baseball is worse with games scheduled on Fridays every week. Most don’t pull much social life beyond baseball.
@nhparent9, Yes, and I do believe that PG will discuss their player evaluations if the athlete calls. I agree that the rating is only one indicator of capabilities, and not all that great of an indicator compared with other baseball stats. It’s just a snapshot. People improve and grow.
But the OP said, “I received a grade of 7 on my perfect game profile (just checked!) but that was around 9 months ago when I was still a 15 year old junior. That number kind of confirms my beliefs as it would mean I’m a possible D1 prospect, right?”
My only point here was if the poster was relying on the PG rating of 7, to my mind that would not confirm possible D1 status. As noted, other factors are more important to the equation, so I am not “poo-pooing” his D1 status. I am just saying that a rating of 7 would not be an indicator of D1 status in my mind.
@gointhruaphase I definitely understand where you are coming from, but I will say this: at the time of my assessment, I was a 5’9" 145 lb junior who was just 15 years old. I have since added 20 lbs, grown 4 inches, and improved in every facet of the game. I believe that my growth over the past year exceeds normal projected growth, so the ranking never really meant that much to me. It’s a number that I have seen is largely correlated to size as well, as I know a D1 college player who was basically in my same situation who received a grade of 6. At 15, he was only 140 lbs. Now he is 170 lbs and playing high level college baseball. Obviously I’m not claiming I’m some underrated prodigy, but I do believe I am better than my perfect game score. If I were to go to a showcase now, I think I would score an 8. Even if I didn’t, like I said, I have had multiple unbiased sources tell me straight up of my college prospects. Thanks for your comment!
My son got noticed at the Headfirst camp. He received an email from the coach about two weeks after the camp. The coach asked him to come for a visit so we went up in September. My son EA and got accepted in December. I will say he was lucky on how it all worked out. His main objective was getting into a top school and then maybe playing baseball. A lot of the players have a handler and go to camps all summer. Basically the families spend a lot of money to get their foot in the door. My son went to two camps and got in his dream School.
@BKSquared, agree that IB’s are looking for more than a generic business degree in today’s quantitative world - a STEM major that can also bring strong critical thinking and writing skills developed through an LAC experience can do very, very well in today’s environment.
just want to thank all here for a fantastic discussion… best I’ve encountered and extremely helpful
Grant - you are very impressive and I wish you well… hope you catch a break and that your college years go the way you hope
@alloutanames thank you! And I wholeheartedly agree; the people in this thread were extremely knowledgable and thoughtful and they really helped out with my college search.
A little update on my situation though: I’ve accepted support from the MIT baseball coach for the Regular Action round. No guarantees if I’ll get in, but he says I’m a top recruit and have a good shot! The good news is that I have some backup plans, and all of the Ivies I’ve applied to have told me that I can play on their baseball team if I matriculate (some of the other NESCAC schools I applied to have said the same). I also have a walk-on opportunity at Fordham where I’ll get full tuition if nothing else works out, and I could even finish college in three years because of my AP credits. That’s pretty enticing if I’m being honest, but it all depends on where I am accepted in the following months. This is exciting! Thank you all for your help and I wish you the best of luck in your lives as well.
Oh, I’ve also grown a bit. I’m 6’1", 175 lbs now and I just hit 89 mph pitching last week while sitting 88 mph. Things are looking really good baseball-wise and academically too. It’s really nice to see all of these things working out in the end.
Once again, thanks for all your help. This has been a fun/stressful process that isn’t quite over yet, but I’ll update you all in March when I figure out where I get in. I might even have to make a new thread to get your input on where I should go!!
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@grant1509 Just curious to where you ended up? Can you update us? Thanks!