NESCAC Chances?

Athletic Recruits
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<p>I am currently a male sophomore at a prestigious catholic school in NY. I have a 3.7 unweighted GPA and have taken English 9 and 10 Honors, AP Euro, Bio, Chemistry and ALG 2/Trig. My grades have been getting better and better each quarter. I am a talented lacrosse player and believe I could play lacrosse for most D3 schools. I have heard being a recruited athlete can give you an edge for admissions at NESCAC schools. I do not know how much of a boost it can give you though. I believe I will do well on the SAT because of my PSAT scores.
Clubs-Model UN, Young Entrepreneurs, Current Affairs
Service-60 service hours so far, will have 150 by the time I graduate.</p>

<p>Please tell me which of these schools you believe I would be able to get into with my combination of Academics/Athletics. My top choices are: Trinity, Bates, Williams, Tufts, Bowdoin and Middlebury.
I know this is early to be weighing my chances of getting into schools but I will visit colleges this summer and I want to be able to rule out ones I wouldn't be able to get into.</p>

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<p>It’s too soon to rule out anything, NYB. 700 per section on the SAT and top 5% class rank will probably make you an A band recruit, which means if your LAX skills are good enough, you’re potentially admissible anywhere in the NESCAC, If your scores are a little lower you might be a B or C band, which will give you fewer options - but is still possible. As you get closer, you can talk to coaches to get their feedback on where you stand.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the response. Can you explain exactly what a band is please? </p>

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<p>Here’s an overview of the band/slot system in the NESCAC. There may have been some changes since the article was written in 2005. <a href=“One Division III Conference Finds That Playing the Slots System Pays Off - The New York Times”>One Division III Conference Finds That Playing the Slots System Pays Off - The New York Times;