<p>DS is interested in attending a college with competitive men's athletic programs. I don't know what his ultimate GPA will be but am guessing between 3.3 and 3.5. Any region is OK. He is also interested in getting a degree ;) at this point sports/recreation related business management is what he is drawn to. See the pattern?</p>
<p>Right now he has no preference in size. We are Catholic so a Catholic school would be nice but it is not essential. </p>
<p>He has no test scores but I am imagining he will perform similarly to his sister who was a similar student so am guessing an ACT in the 23-26 range and a SAT score of about 1600-1750 with stronger CR and writing scores and a math that likely won't break 500.</p>
<p>So far he has shown an interest in Villanova and Holy Cross but they are really reachy for him stats wise. We are on the west coast but like I said he is willing to go OOS.</p>
<p>His other love is water sports and scuba diving.</p>
<p>His ecs include being a three sport athlete and leadership in the Interact Club.</p>
<p>If anything springs to mind that would be a match I would really appreciate hearing about it. Thanks!</p>
<p>Hmm . . .Santa Clara University (Catholic), or certainly any of the Pac 10 schools especially U of O or U of W. U of O seems very dedicated to it’s athletes and has great facilities for all those who are interested in all aspects of sports, physical fitness, and sports management. Plus their connection to the Nike empire is strong. But I suspect each Pac 10 school has something unique to consider. Interesting that his two current ‘schools of interest’ are on the east coast. If that’s the case Northeastern might warrant a look. A good school for all those business types who can’t get into Villanova or Boston College but want a strong program, and their emphasis on internships or the ‘co-op’ experience is unique and worthwhile, especially in this job market.</p>
<p>St. Josephs of Philadelphia; Siena; Fairfield—all good Catholic schools with nice campuses and Division 1 basketball where he will be a strong candidate.</p>
<p>Marquette (Wisconsin) and Fordham, Manhattan and St. Johns (NYC) all take basketball very seriously and take kids with his stats. In football, the choices are much more limited.</p>
<p>I second U of Oregon. Your S would be in there for sure. I’ve also heard awesome things about their Sports Management program, so I’m assuming that would work for your son. They also have top-notch football and decent Basketball.</p>
<p>I was going to say SCU and Gonzaga too but would add Saint Mary’s College of CA where basketball is HUGE and University of Portland but alas, no football at SMC or UP or at Santa Clara either. Not sure about football at Gonzaga though.</p>
<p>This is a good thread. My S is just a 9th grader so it’s pre-mature to really start going gung ho on the college search but he is most likely going to have similar criteria to the OPs</p>
<p>I didn’t know North Eastern or UCONN for example had places for kids with above average but not fabulous stats. Good to know!</p>
<p>I see someone mentioned Clemson, so if you consider that how about University of South Carolina? I think Clemson may be a bit more competitive than South C.</p>
<p>crs1909 had great suggestions. i’d add oklahoma state and kansas and possibly florida or miami, and ohio state, but im not sure of the academic competition.</p>
<p>For football - definitely look at the University of Iowa.
For basketball - look at Marquette. Catholic, in Milwaukee with great basketball.</p>
<p>For both - look at Kansas. Best football in the Big 12 North, one of the most storied basketball programs in the country winning the national championship two years ago. Solid academics on an amazing campus. What more do I need to say?</p>
<p>Thank you all for your thoughtful replies. I have been taking note and you all have provided my S with some potential starting points.</p>
<p>Isn’t Florida also very competitive for admission? I guess I just assume that schools that win National Championships experience in increase in selectivity. Is that right?</p>
<p>crs LOL don’t you guys have a decent cross country program? Or was that golf ;)</p>