<p>Alright so here's my dilemma; I have a 3.5/3.6 and after looking at other people on this site, I'm starting to really stress about getting into a good college. My dream is to get into a solid D1 college for the sport I play (my coaches say I'm good enough) it's just I don't feel like my grades are high enough to get into any of my dream schools.. NU, U of M, MSU. Is it true colleges are easier on athletes? If so, what's considered a good GPA for one?</p>
<p>If you take difficult courses, a 3.5 will not keep you from being recruited</p>
<p>A lot of the posts here have to do with the academic requirements for Ivy League athletics. You’ll be fine with a 3.5 to play at any Big 10 school.</p>
<p>Yeah by the time I’ve graduated I will have taken AP Bio, AP English, AP German, AP Government, AP Macro, APUS, and AP euro?
Thanks! Would you by any chance know about standardized tests?</p>
<p>A coach at a D1 scholarship school (Michigan, Mich St., etc) is mainly going to be concerned about your ability as an athlete. The D1 academic eligibility requirements are not particularly difficult:
<a href=“https://www.msu.edu/~msuncaa/DI%20Academic%20Eligibility%20Requirements%207.22.08%20Official%20Visits.pdf[/url]”>https://www.msu.edu/~msuncaa/DI%20Academic%20Eligibility%20Requirements%207.22.08%20Official%20Visits.pdf</a> </p>
<p>That said, coaches like smart athletes. They want kids that can stay academically eligible and a program that slips below a certain APR (academic progress rate - based on the retention and elibilty of scholarship athletes) can be penalized by the NCAA.</p>
<p>Your academics are great in the world of D1 scholarship sports.</p>
<p>There are plenty of Ivy league recruits with GPAs of 3.5 or lower. It depends on the caliber of your high school, your course load, and even more your standardized tests (they count double the grades at Ivy league schools.) In general, admission likes to see around 700 on each SAT sub score. But again, it depends on the sport, the school, your athleic level, etc.</p>