<p>Hey, I just recently found this board so forgive me if this has already been asked, but I was wondering what is the minimum SAT score and GPA for an Ivy league Athlete?</p>
<p>I have the talent to play basketball at an Ivy league school and I go to a really good prep school. I've been contacted by coaches and unofficially visited campuses. I'll be a junior this upcoming year and will be taking my SAT for the first time. </p>
<p>If I have around a 3.2 GPA what is a realistic score I should shoot for to be able to play ivy league basketball? What would be the lowest score? Not that I would be aiming for the minimum but I would like to know for practice test purposes.</p>
<p>I'm familiar schools sometimes bring in less talented/"smarter" recruits to balance out more talented/"not as smart" athletes. I'll be a pretty high priority on schools list and my GPA will end up around a 3.4. </p>
<p>The acceptable index is usually around 1100 SAT…talk to the coaches who are highly recruiting you, they should be able to guide you in this process. However, it is still prudent to try to get the GPA higher, and do the very best you can on the SAT - or even try the ACT - be sure to study for them and PREPARE. Sometimes coaches can appear to be highly recruiting a player, however admissions can solely determine the outcome, even if you are a coaches tip or a slot in player…Be careful about being too confident about the athletic ability vs. the importance of higher GPA and scores…the competition is fierce out there…if a similar caliber player comes along with better academics, sometimes if it is an easier admission for the college and a similar athletic talent/fit for the coach, the coach may put his emphasis on the better qualified academic player…</p>
<p>^^springisintheair, well said. The Ivy coaches need players who will stick with the team for four years without floundering in the classroom. High school students who have already demonstrated they can excel academically AND be at the top of their sport are the best Ivy matches. OP, the higher your scores and GPA, the easier you make it for the coach to feel confident about recruiting you.</p>
<p>Thank you both for your answers. I’m definitely going to work on my GPA and I’m enrolled in a SAT prep class. None of the coaches i’ve talked to gave me a score to shoot for but instead told me to take it as many times as possible. @tuesdayair 1100 seems kind of low for an ivy, I was thinking as close to 2000 as possible. I thought I read somewhere you need at least 600 in all 3 sections. Is that incorrect?</p>
<p>oh okay, so adding 800 to that score would put the score to aim for at 1900? (on a 2400 scale.) Or does the academic index still use the 1600 scale…?</p>
<p>On the subject of SAT scores: I don’t have direct knowledge, but last year a friend’s son was told by an Ivy football coach that if he could get at least one score above 700 and a total over 2000, he was recruitable.</p>
<p>At my son’s prep school (New England Boarding School), the average GPA for students admitted to Dartmouth is 3.2, so don’t worry, while these schools use the AI, I am certain adjustments are made for the rigor of your high school. A 3.2 from my son’s prep (and yours as well, I am sure) is worth more than a 3.2 from our local public high school. Still, try to push it as high as you can.</p>
<p>A friend of mine tells me her neighbor’s son is being recruited by several Ivies for football and he was told to shoot for an 1800 on the SAT.</p>
<p>Here’s a direct quote from an Ivy likely letter that pretty well spells out their philosophy about student athletes. This letter is signed by the Director of Admissions, and has nothing to do with the athletic department.</p>
<p>“You have shown the capacity to balance your academic life with a serious commitment to sports.”</p>
<p>I post this to encourage you to spend the time it takes to get the grades and scores you want. Best wishes.</p>
<p>Agreed. You aren’t going to be around to enjoy your sport for long if you can’t cut it academically. Going to a New England prep does go a long way toward preparing you for the academic rigor of college.</p>
<p>I know that for swimming at yale, the website says that you have to have better than 650 on every subject for SAT to be recruited. hope this helps!</p>
<p>the truth is as long as you can prove yourself to be an above average student and will be a valuable piece on the program u are entering, coaches can have some strings pulled to get u in despite lower SAT scores</p>
<p>My son is being recruited by Ivy league schools for football and the coaches and various schools are saying that they like to see 600 or better in each SAT catagory. Honestly though Harvard sent us a letter saying 1700+. It depends on the athletlic ability, spot on the coaches recruiting list, and position you play. A QB or WR can have a little below 1800 SAT if a top recruit and good grades. That’s our experience anyway.</p>
<p>Do you think that ivies/top colleges really do adjust the GPA that much when comparing a highly regarded New England Boarding School to a public school? I really hope so!! That is encouraging to read the average GPA of students from your school accepted to Dartmouth. Were these athletes being recruited, or others with “hooks”?</p>
<p>The guidance counselors at my son’s school say the approximate “bump” given to the gpa from their school si about 0.5. That seems about correct when you consider the gpa’s of students admitted to top lac’s and Ivies. My older son gained admission to Villanova and Lehigh with a 3.1 gpa and 1 AP; no hook at all. Many of the Ivy-goers from the school are athletic recruits. The published gpa’s of one to Harvard and one to MIT last year were 3.5 and 3.6 (but that was after one PG semester!)</p>
<p>Thank you Keylyme - my junior D is also at a NEBS and the schools that have begun (very initial I know!!!) the recruiting process with her all seem to average very high GPAs. She is a good student, and has historically been a strong standardized test taker but no 5.0 GPA expected! Strong history from D’s school of athletic recruitment to ivies and other leading Div. 1 - these students know that it was athletics that essentially got them in, although they were definitely bright to start with. You are helping my concerns that she doesn’t have a chance GPA-wise as hers are not too much higher than your published GPAs of last years recruits at your school.</p>
<p>Ivy League recruited athlete process. Got letters, calls to HS coach, requests for film, transcripts from 7 Ivy league schools starting about Feb of junior year. I had posted highlight tape with stats on youtube and emailed link to some coaches and used gobigrecruiting.com I sent coaches a couple email updates about test scores or an athletic achievement. Picked a couple clinics or 1 day of a camp to go to in the summer at schools when I could make it. Really tried to be ready and stand out at these. About 200-300 students came from around the country. Was made an offer at the end of that same day, about 10 or so people might get an offer on the day. Picked Ivy I felt was best fit and sent in items requested - one essay, transcript, SAT scores - for an early read by admissions, and financial information requested for financial aid early read. Gave all info directly to coaches only, but received early read decisions from admissions and fin aid depts before end of summer. Submitted full application ED and got acceptance letter in the mail. Hope that’s helpful.</p>