Can I get into an Ivy League as a recruit with my grades?

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<p>I am a junior in high school and a prospective student-athlete; and had taken the SAT for the first time in October without studying and gotten 1750. I am planning to take them again in March and aiming for 1900 or above. I am also planning to take the ACT for the first time in February. I am planning to major in Journalism or Business. </p>

<p>Can anyone please tell me, being a prospective student-athlete, what minimum test scores and academic achievements would allow me to get into Ivy League schools?</p>

<p>My transcripts are as follows:</p>

<p>Freshman Year-3.68
Honors Biology-C
Honors English-A
Honors French- A
Honors Modern World History -B+
Standard Geometry -B
Ceramics 1- A</p>

<p>Sophomore Year-3.5
Honors Chemistry- B-
Honors English- A-
Honors French- B
Honors US History 1- B
Standard Algebra 2 (with a withdraw from honors)- C+
Photography- A
TV- A</p>

<p>My current schedule is as follows:
AP English
AP US History 2
Standard French 4
Standard Pre-calculus
Organic Chemistry
Sociology
Personal Finance</p>

<p>This year I had withdrawn from AP Chemistry upon realizing science is not my strong suit. I know that my schedule this year is not up to par, but I was not able to acquire any more honors courses. I am looking to be recruited by Penn, Dartmouth, Harvard, Cornell, Princeton, and Brown. </p>

<p>The coaches for these schools have been in contact with me; but the most difficult part for me is getting into these schools academically. I know that the academic requirements for student-athletes are different, and at some schools more lenient.</p>

<p>Can anyone please tell me, being a prospective student-athlete, what minimum test scores and academic achievements would allow me to get into these Schools? I am positive that these schools will recruit me based on my athletic ability. My main concern is that my current transcript/schedule is not good enough. Any advice/personal experience would be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>(P.S. I was informed that to be recruited by Penn I needed at least a 1900 on SAT and a 600 on 2 SAT Subject Tests, or a 27 on the ACT with writing. Again, my main concern is my GPA and course selection.)</p>

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<p>Only Penn offers undergraduate Business and no Ivies offer undergraduate Journalism.</p>

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<p>major in communications if at penn</p>

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<p>You posted this in multiple Ivy forums. Chances posts belong in the chances thread.</p>

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<p>thanks for your help?</p>

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<p>First off, you need to do a bit more research on colleges before you go posting threads on CC. Harvard, for example, doesn’t offer concentrations in either journalism or business. They offer: [Fields</a> of Concentration Handbook for Students 2010-2011](<a href=“http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k69286&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup106995]Fields”>http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k69286&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup106995)</p>

<p>Secondly, most athletes at Ivy League Schools, including Harvard (and at Yale and Princeton, where you posted similar threads) have competitive SAT scores. That means scores from 1900 to 2200+, just like UPenn. Ivy League schools are all looking for the same thing – scholar athletes, and quite frankly, unless you get your scores way up there, you should be looking at other schools.</p>

<p>Good luck to you.</p>

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<p>see my response on athletic recruiting thread. so far you’re not there - at least not for non-helmet sports. check out the AI requirements for the individual athletic programs and schools. ballpark minimum numbers in my experience are: 32 ACT, A- or 3.7 gap with rigor, and 700+ for college board exams. And, that’s for strong athletic profile</p>

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<p>^ not necessarily. A kid from my school got into Cornell with a 29 ACT and like a 3.8ish GPA (minimal rigor). no SAT or SAT subjects.</p>

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<p>of course it’s possible but there are also lots of factors to consider. cornell’s AI is lower, Brown’s is higher. It depends on how good an athlete, the sport, what the other recruits look like etc. above was rough info based on my experience with sport that tends to have high academic standards. football and basketball are not squash or xcoutry…and not all ivies require sat II’s.</p>

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<p>^^ Yikes. No wonder Cornell is considered to be the worst ivy!</p>

<p>That doesn’t happen at HYP: <a href=“Before Athletic Recruiting in the Ivy League, Some Math - The New York Times”>Before Athletic Recruiting in the Ivy League, Some Math - The New York Times;

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<p>bottom line for OP – contact the school in which you are interested. email the coaches, get the info straight from horses mouth</p>