<p>Hey, Im a junior this year hoping to be recruited for football in the years coming. Have interest from multiple schools and stuff.</p>
<p>Anyway right to the point. My ideal college to play football is Stanford, I'd also play for a team like Duke also. My grades are good enough and all that stuff. Im not that good of a test take though, Ill most likely take the ACT. I know for Stanford and Duke I won't really have to worry, from what I've seen with their rosters something like a 24 or 25 score is just fine (and I can easily get that).</p>
<p>I was wondering about the Ivys though, as a back up. I know they also have to deal with academic index stuff. But how lenient are they when it comes to football? What kind of ACT/SAT scores do they expect from their football players?</p>
<p>My gpa is high, with honors/AP classes.</p>
<p>Would like to here from anybody with recruiting experience. Would be great if people know a little about big sport recruiting also for the IVYs.</p>
<p>Hi Cardinal…my son has another friend who attends St. John’s. He is being recruited by Harvard for football and was told he would need a 1700 on his SAT’s. That is the lowest I’ve heard. His mom is the one who gave me this information. I know nothing about his grades or the rigor of his classes (other than that he attends a private high school).</p>
<p>Even though they have the AI to deal with, a lot can still be overlooked depending on how amazing the athlete is, and if it is a “hard” sport or not.</p>
<p>Alright, I can definitely get a 1700. Thank for your knowledge. I guess once I start talking to the coaches a little more theyll be able to give me a range in which I need to score.</p>
<p>Also take a look at the common data set for each school to see where the SATs are lining up–with the AI --you need to be 1 SD from center (right?)
Money sports are different than soft sports but definitley worth looking at–the higher your SATs/GPA and SAT2 subject tests = a higher AI</p>
<p>the ivy league bracket system makes it much easier to get on the teams if you are better academically. shoot for over a 2000 sat and ur chances increase dramatically. junior year interest doesnt necessarily mean so much. i had harvard calling me once a week this year during my senior year, then all of the sudden they dropped off the face of the earth. get ready for a grimy process</p>
<p>Hey Cardinal - as an Ivy football recruit your Academic Index must fall within one of the ‘bands’ which are calculated statistically from the mean AI of the general student body at each school. You can read Chris Lincoln’s book, ‘Playing the Game’ for more insight on this.</p>
<p>As Abstract alluded, it’s a long process where they’re evaluating their needs, your ability, and where they want to ‘spend’ their admits with admissions. Coaches cast a very wide net of letters and calls to find the athletes they eventually recruit.</p>
<p>Hopefully you’ll find this board to be a good resource over the next year or so.</p>
<p>Never forget, the better the athlete and the more the coach wants you, the more leeway with grades and scores (within a range for the schools you are interested in). Sometimes when coaches over-recruit, they tell an athlete they’d love to take him but he needs to get XXXX on his SAT’s when they are telling the other athlete who they want more that he needs YYYY on his SAT’s to get in. It’s best to just ask each individual coach what range you should be shooting for in order to gain admission. Good luck.</p>