<p>Hey,
I am currently a junior in high school and am working through the football recruiting process. I have sent out my information and have gotten warm responses from most of the schools. They all have asked me to attend their camps and stress how important the camps are in their recruiting process. Unfortunately, I can't attend all of them but will be in the area of some schools during a family vacation. During this trip, I plan on making an unofficial visit and was wondering what the rules were for these? I know the rules about payment but what can i participate in? Can I offer to workout or run through drills since I cannot make their camp? </p>
<p>Also most of the school I am are Ivy League or equally competitive, so I am worried about admittance. My college councilor says my pretty high test scores (1380 SAT and 32 ACT) combined with the fact that I'm a potential athlete will forgive my very average GPA. Is this true? I have been in all AP's possible.</p>
<p>The NCAA Clearinghouse website has the Handbook for recruiting online, which explains all the details of what can happen on unofficial and official visits. You can print out the handbook–a good idea so you can reference it quickly as you maneuver the recruiting process.</p>
<p>The lower the GPA, the better player you will have to be for the Ivies. Don’t assume anything until you give your stats to the coaches- they can tell you pretty quickly if recruits have been admitted with your scores. Good luck.</p>
<p>Not all camps are created equal, and it would be in you best interest to attend those camps that are most interested in you as a potential student/athlete. ALL camps will be happy to cash your check. I would email or call one of the coaches to find out exactly how the camp is structured and what drills/exercises you will be doing. I would also want to know how you will be measured. From these camps you should get a feel for your skill level compared to others, as well as a feel about the coaches interest. As you would expect, it is extremely important that you follow up with any interested coach, and keep the dialogue moving forward.</p>
<p>As far as your SAT/ACT scores, they are a good start. I think your ACT may be a little better from SAT. However there will be others with better scores, and others with better GPA. The better the athlete you are the less important the Academic Index required to get in (min is 171). I suggest strongly, you become very familiar with the Academic Index calculation if you are thinking about an Ivy. Different schools have different criteria for student/athlete Admissions. I know in my son’s case, they (Ivy) weighed heavily on GPA and essay and not as much on SAT which surprised us. Other schools may not care about GPA as much as they would for standardized scores, ECs, essay, etc… I guess it just depends on the school.</p>