<p>I'm an international student, I play varsity baseball and currently serve as the captain of my high school's team. I'm having a dream school (an Ivy) that I desperately want to get in.</p>
<p>Problem is since I'm international, I neither have the information of how college recruits work nor the opportunity to demonstrate my skills to coaches. Please tell me where I should begin.</p>
<p>From what I gathered from other CC thread, it is kinda late at this time but is there anything I can do? The only thing I can think of right now is sending to coaches a video clip to show my skills.</p>
<p>About my stats, I'm studying in a top school in my country and have decent GPA/test scores. I believe that I qualify academically.</p>
<p>Getting into that school has always been my dream so please give some replies. I would really appreciate it.</p>
<p>You are correct. It is late in the game for Ivy baseball recruiting. As I see it, you have a couple last chance options that are longshots at best. Attend some of the Fall camps (Penn is hosting one this coming weekend Sept 27-29). I’d check into the other Ivy camp calendars. Send the coaches a video to see if there is interest. If so, you may be able to see you at a winter prospect camp in Florida or other warm climate. You’ll want the coach to see you, and encourage you to walk-on assuming you were previously accepted. Coaches do give some recruits preferred walk-on status but there are no guarantees you will make the team. You may fit that category or you may not, but it can give you a shot that you didn’t have before. </p>
<p>BTW - You’ll see that most Ivy baseball players were captains of their high school teams and were all region or all state in baseball. So, as a whole they are pretty good baseball players. If you are a pitcher that may help your chances as half the team is pitchers. If you are a lefty pitcher that helps too. Good luck!</p>
<p>Sadly I play catcher. But my team was runner-up in the regional championship last season. Also, I have some merit awards. How do you normally send them to coaches? Shoud I just scan the certificates and attach them in email?</p>
<p>I’m applying to Cornell btw, do you happen to have any insight about Cornell Baseball? I had a look at their roster this year and there are 3/4 catchers who are currently juniors. Does that mean I have more chance?</p>
<p>Awards have no meaning to the coaches. It’s all about what a coach sees. Some schools - NAIA and some D3s will recruit from well made videos; I know of no Ivy which recruits directly from baseball video. Coaches know which roster spots are needed and recruit accordingly; so if a cohort in a specific position are graduating, the coach would have already recruited for that position.</p>
<p>At this point, your chances rest solely on attending a camp. Many Ivy schools will attend the Headfirst honor roll camp in Jupiter Florida on the weekend of November 2-3.</p>
<p>If you can’t get to either the penn or the Headfirst camp, there may be a camp over the winter break at one or two schools.</p>
<p>The last alternative would be to apply and get admitted and walk-on to the team when you matriculate. You didn’t furnish your academic stats so it’s impossible to know if you have a legit shot through regular admissions.</p>
<p>All of the advice is predicated upon you being a senior. One more thought, you could consider a post graduate high school year in a US school and play ball during that year.</p>
<p>I have a lot of insight into Cornell baseball. I would call & follow up email Coach Ford and Coach Marsh (pitching coach) with your baseball resume and video link. I’d ask them if they plan to be at any national recruiting events (such as Perfect Game) this Fall and Winter. Their Fall season will be winding down in the next few weeks so they may be back on the recruiting trail. Since I have been following the program they have had a few walk-ons (including a catcher) mostly from other sports, and a couple transfers. I expect the starting catcher will be a junior. If you are very good receiver and hitter, you’ll always have a chance to earn playing time anywhere. If you are expecting to start your freshmen year, I think your efforts would be better served trying to get accepted into the school first, and then making the team. As a potential walk-on you will NOT be getting help from the coach unless there is a miracle </p>
<p>Ivy Admissions is difficult, and Cornell is no exception. Each college at Cornell makes its own Admission decisions. Some colleges within Cornell are more difficult than others (ie Architecture and Engineering come to mind). I’d start doing my research on that now as ED is Nov 1.</p>