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This year I had withdrawn from AP Chemistry upon realizing science is not my strong suit.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>Yes, try Cornell if you’re a New York state resident & improve your standardized test scores.</p>

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<p>i’m a nj resident</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. Yale, for example, doesn’t offer concentrations in either journalism or business. They offer: [Majors</a> in Yale College | Yale College](<a href=“http://yalecollege.yale.edu/content/majors-yale-college-0]Majors”>http://yalecollege.yale.edu/content/majors-yale-college-0)</p>

<p>Secondly, most athletes at Ivy League Schools, including Yale (and at Harvard 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>