<p>Hi, I would like to hear from someone who got recruited by a NESCAC school with sub par Junior year grades.</p>
<p>My D has strong stats otherwise (ACT 33, GPA 3.55 UW. 3.8 W with C's in AP classes (APUSH and BC Calc) in a very rigorous high school with a tough Junior year course load that included Physics H and AP Chem. Almost all A's in Freshman and Sophomore year and 780 on Math II SAT. She received a 4 on the BC AP exam with a 5 on the AB sub-part. Strong recruiting interest from multiple NESCAC coaches but will she make it past admissions?</p>
<p>It definitely depends on which sport and which NESCAC. There is no answer that fits all and it’s so hard to say.</p>
<p>We are in the same position. We’re sort of in a holding pattern, not sure what’s being pre-read or not being pre-read. Honestly we’re giving it until Sept. 1 to make any serious decisions. Best piece of advice I have seen here is don’t pay attention to what coaches say, especially during camps, and pay attention to what they do.</p>
<p>I was actually a recruited athlete in the day. I attended an OV at a school where I actually left my (labeled) skates in the locker room. I called the second I landed and the secretary said she had them, but even though I kept calling, they never sent them back to me. That was a lot of money, like hundreds of dollars. I still have a bad feeling about that school, and it wasn’t even the school where I went (which was much better). Go figure.</p>
<p>not sure about the sport. We heard back from two pre reads, one was a thumbs up(top 15 liberal arts school) and the other was borderline which would require coach’s support (top 3). My son has about a 3.4-3.5 also rigorous school, and takes a pretty tough courseload, his scores however are lower than yours, but two schools are score optional which he may take advantage of. I have learned a few things— there is no sure thing, a D3 coach can back out anytime so until you have an admissions acceptance, there really are no definites. AND this recruiting process is very very fluid. It changes day to day. Things are constantly shifting, one door closing another opening. One week my son will hear from no one, for 8 or 9 days then suddenly 3 coaches contacting him at once. I was told by a family friends son who plays for one of the best big D1’s in the country which I think sums it up well…</p>
<p>“Recruiting is like dating and marrying, you court and see a lot of girls (schools) and don’t end up marrying any of them, in the end you marry someone who you never even knew about (the school you decide on). He said so many schools that he thought were 'the one” fell to the wayside, either their decision or his…and then early in his senior year a powerhouse came through with a spot for him. Case in point! Good luck to your daughter.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the helpful information. She plays tennis. I am concerned that the C’s will shut doors across the board, even with decent test scores and good AP scores. Sounds like that need not be the case?</p>
<p>You can’t predict what how these 11 NESCAC schools will review your daughters athletic ability or academic credentials…so, don’t worry about. The AdComms look at the total package. and body of work. The way I look at it, your daughter had the courage to take a very rigorous workload her junior year. Congrats to her, as she clearly knew what she had to do to be considered by these schools. Possibly her tennis skills put her in positive light with a coach that wants her and stands behind her. You just can’t predict these things. In my experience with baseball recruits, there were some NESCACs not as forgiving as others, specifically Amherst and Williams . But, that leaves 9 schools. Continue to work the recruiting process by reaching out to more schools and don’t cross anybody off the list until they tell you or indicate they are not interested. Good luck!</p>