<p>^^ Just out of curiosity, are coaches allowed to divulge another athletes scores, or is this information gleaned from other aspects.</p>
<p>I also must applaud the “other person” his posting was indeed matured and came across with much humility. Obviously they are two deserving kids and only one could be accepted and they just need to prove themselves in their college environments. GL!!!</p>
<p>Charger, so sorry to read this post. There will be good news for your son very soon, I’m sure. Time to find the virtues in the other choices… Keep updating us. We want to celebrate with you when it’s time. You can never know all the thinking that went in to the decision to choose the other kid. Best to let it go. Thanks so much for posting your thoughts, though. Very instructive for others. Hang in there.</p>
<p>Hmm, I guess I jumped the gun a bit, and the other guy wasn’t me, haha, seeing as I didn’t receive a likely letter. But, usage of the word “match” combined with “low-profile men’s sport” can only lead me to the conclusion that the OP’s son DOES play same sport as I do. </p>
<p>I also was looking at one Ivy and one D3, and given that in my sport (the UAA doesn’t participate), the strongest academic school which offers the sport is in D3 MIT. Since MIT’s in need of my position, and I knew that a player from San Diego was on the recruiting list, I figured that this player would be the #1, and I could be the other guy in question. I also got a 2350…</p>
<p>It’s not me though, because I haven’t received a likely and I’m not from the same area, and in my sport’s club season, it hasn’t gotten around to national qualifiers yet, so there would be no way for me to play a team from SD. And I do captain and start for my high school team, although we’d be lucky to play for a league championship, forget CIFs or the National Championship. </p>
<p>Good luck to your son then, hopefully we both get to go where we want to.</p>
<p>^^What sport is this?? I am surprised to hear the academic would trump if it is a “hard” sport. Most of the kids I know of at Ivies for athletics have much lower stats than those listed.</p>
<p>I’m guessing water polo.</p>
<p>Sounds like tennis</p>
<p>keylyme, careful with that generalization…most I know match the student body averages.</p>
<p>Would you use the term “match” for water polo though? I’m guessing we’re both boy’s volleyball players</p>
<p>But they have volleyball in the UAA</p>
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<p>I am going by the many recruits that we know from my son’s school who are friends with either my older or younger son. My son’s guidance counselor also let him know the average gpa and test scores needed from this particular hs for the Ivies he was interested in. Naviance from our school supports this as well. Could be that for non prep schools, gpa’s and scores need to be higher.</p>
<p>^^ I agree with river…I just don’t see any correlation with lower stats and recruited athletes with the exception of football, basketball, and rugby. But all others from Tennis to water polo to whatever I see high academic achievers, maybe even higher than the general sb</p>
<p>even putting aside the academic toughness of the hs, which I agree does influence the accuracy of a gpa, I’m looking at 2200 + SAT athletes leaving our community for hyps.</p>
<p>1800 is the SAT bar generally set by the Ivies for the hard sports. At least that is what guidance at our school relates. Another friend whose son is at a different bs whose son was a basketball recruit for Harvard was given those same numbers by the Harvard coach.</p>
<p>i’m clueless about the hard and soft categories. which are which? thanks!</p>
<p>Rugby is a hard sport at the Ivies? O_o was unaware of that.</p>
<p>Baseball I think can make a few exceptions; not as many as football or basketball can but more than most sports can.</p>
<p>I am sure football, basketball, hockey, crew, soccer would all be considered “hard” sports.</p>
<p>Sorry charger, sounds familiar…How disappointing for your son. We were initially told it was my S all the way, then got the “it’s not very likely” call, too. Luckily, they both still have other GREAT choices, and it’s one of those “life lessons”.
Hang in there. We’re waiting choice #2 now, also.</p>
<p>As a crew mom, with a highly recruited son, I am here to say that everything really came together when each section of the SAT was over 700. 2100+ was the magic number.</p>
<p>^^The 600 number was quoted to football, basketball, and soccer recruits at our school. Our friend’s son was a basletball recruit. Hockey probably would use those numbers as well.</p>