Division One Scholarship Basketball Player Transfer For Academics

Colleges & Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>I just finished my junior year at a public university, where I am a full ride scholarship basketball player. My GPA is 3.2 and I'm a finance major. My freshman and sophomore years I had my mind wrapped around basketball and wasn't thinking about a career outside of playing professional basketball. My junior year I developed a passion for financial analysis and would like to transfer to a top tier undergrad business school with a great finance concentration. My GPA would have been a lot higher if I had this mindset for my first two years, I was on the dean's list both semesters my junior year, as well as numerous awards from our athletic department and conference for academic success. I would have some influencial letters of rec. Would the fact that I am willing to give up my full athletic scholarship to a respectable basketball program to transfer to a respected academic institution help since my GPA is only 3.2. Especially since basketball requires a dedication of at least 60 hours a week to practice, workouts, conditioning, etc. not including travel and missing class. I also have hundreds of hours of community service and am a member of three clubs at school as well as student athlete advisory committee. I would also be able to write an amazing essay. </p>

<p>I am more than willing to give up my scholarship and repeat a year if that is what is required of me. I have researched some of the top bschools northwestern, u of chicago, unc, virginia, nyu, penn, and they take anywhere from 65-75 hours and I already have 92. I would be willing to give up the extra hours I have!</p>

<p>Is there any chance at ALL that I can get into ivy leagues with such a low GPA, being the captain of a d1 basketball team, and numerous ec's?</p>

<p>Please let me know your thoughts everyone!!!</p>

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<p>If I were you, I would talk to the coach at Cornell. My friend (2012) had a 3.4 and 2100 (for my high school those are extremely low numbers), and she got into Cornell through the soccer program after being heavily recruited by the head coach.</p>

<p>Talk to the coach and see if he can help you out. Whether they say it’s official or not, schools are always looking for athletes. Not only that, but it makes you a little different and that could help as well.</p>

<p>Good luck man!</p>

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<p>Have you ever considered Duke?</p>

<p>Seems like you could keep on your basketball track and also pursue stellar academics. I know that’s why Houston Rocket Shane Battier went there.</p>

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<p>Definitely contact the coaches. But a coach is gonna look at you as a possible one-year wonder. If you have just completed your Jr year, you have used up three years of D1 eligibility. If you transfer, you’ll have to sit out a year, correct? Thus, you’d have one year of D1 eligibility left. Thus, a coach will only be able to fill a niche for one year.</p>

<p>Since you have just completed your junior year, it is highly unlikely to transfer thru the regular admissions pool, which prefer transfers have no more than two years of college classes. You just cannot “give up” hours; OTOH, not all courses might transfer anyway.</p>

<p>Yours is a rather special case. You might consider contacting a private college admissions counselor who specializes in athletic transfers.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>