I am interesting in applying for JHU and Gtown this fall. I have an GPA that is around average for those two schools (3.69). I currently play lacrosse for the sole purpose of raising my chances of getting into those schools. However, the best award I’ve gotten so far is the “most improved player” award. What benefits lie for an average athletic player like me?
<p>note: the high school I attend has won many state championships and has been even placed in the front cover of the US LACROSSE magazine. Please place these factors into account when replying to this post.</p>
<p>unless the teams' coach comes to your school or you sent him a profile of you actions on the team ..none, i truly doubt that a decsion would be made on what sport a student did or did not play,unless you have the stats you arent going to be accepted wheather or not you play lax</p>
<p>get in contact with the athletic department of the school you want to apply to</p>
<p>If you are a so-so athlete, you are not a likely candidate for a Division 1 school as a recruit. Both Hopkins and GT are D-1 for lacrosse. You need to talk to your lacrosse coach about where your playing level is on the college scene. He is the best source for this. If your school is so well known for lacrosse, a number of former lacrosse players must be playing for college now, and if you can place your playing level to where they were in high school, it would give you a idea where you are. Once you get an approximate idea, you can look at schools that you like and see if they will be needing someone who plays your position. You can fill out the athletic recruiting form and start getting in touch with the coach.</p>
<p>Remember also that as a recruited athlete, your scholarship depends on your playing for the team. If you are unable to play, you lose your scholarship. I assume that there is significant travel involved with a Div-I team and your team commitment takes precedence over papers and exams. This may not be the dream route that you envision....</p>
<p>playing a sport keeps you in shape, keeps your cholesterol low, and gives you abs</p>
<p>what more benefits could you want?</p>
<p>"I currently play lacrosse for the sole purpose of raising my chances of getting into those schools."</p>
<p>That's a terrible reason for playing any sport. You should play lax because you enjoy the sport, not because it will singlehandedly get you into college (which it won't).</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins has one of, if not the single best, lacrosse team in the country year in and year out. Good luck trying to get in on that. Not so sure about Georgetown though, that could be your hook.</p>
<p>I was very heavily recruited by JHU for track and field, but I chose not to apply (their team/league isn't that great, they're division III, and the coach basically told me that I'd be the best in the conference as a freshman and that's not something I wanted.)
Same goes for Georgetown (I applied, but I won't be attending if accepted; my ex-girlfriend got in on a track scholarship/1220 SAT, however she is a State Champion and nationally ranked in two events).</p>
<p>Listen to jaminmom, she seems to know what she's talking about.</p>
<p>Whatthe. . .</p>
<p>Unless you are a top player on your team it is unlikely to help you at a Division I school, particularly one as strong in lax as JHU. Better tactics for improving your chances at JHU or Georgetown would be an intense focus on your current classes, allotting time for SAT/ACT prep and a strong EC other than lax.</p>
<p>However, your status as a solid, improved player at a top HS program may help you at some excellent Division III schools like Tufts, Bowdoin, Amherst et al. Depending on your academic interests and other factors one of those schools might be just as good, or better for you than JHU or G'town. And as noted above, Division I sports carry with them a very big commitment. Div III sports do not require that same commitment.</p>
<p>If you like playing keep doing it. If not, spend your time on something else.</p>
<p>not much help. JHU is the premier institution for lax (their only D1 sport), and they pick and choose amoung the best players from the best HS. You don't state your test scores, or quality of curriculum, but they'll need to be high for GT and The Hop.</p>
<p>whatheboa, you should be careful about posting such specific information that can easily be used to identify you on a public forum. Lets see, from your 1st 2 posts you claim: you are applying to JHU, have about a 3.7gpa, play lacrosse and won the "most improved player", and your HS has won many state championships. Assuming these are true, it wouldn't be hard for an interested party to figure out who you were, something that could be a bit damaging in light of your admission "I currently play lacrosse for the sole purpose of raising my chances of getting into those schools."</p>
<p>OTOH conspiracy theorists could argue that actually you're describing someone else who you'd like to sabotage ...</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure if you look at my posts I do the same thing, it's the Internet, I don't really care.</p>
<p>I'm the only person ranked in the top 30 in the country in the 200 that's white. My football team has won two straight state championships. My track team has won 48 meets in a row. Who Am I?</p>
<p>Jared, the Subway guy?</p>
<p>College_hopeful is right</p>