I’m a Canadian student currently in grade 11. My grades are not good at all, to be fairly honest they’re atrocious. In grade 9 and 10, I ranged around the 75 percent marks. In my current year, I completed the first four courses and my average is around a high 78 The only thing I’m good at is swimming. I’m a dedicated swimmer, I’m currently ranked around top 3 for my age group in all of Canada this season, I’m also racing in the Canadian Olympic Trials this year. Essentially I’m not good at school, but hopefully swimming can back me up. Assuming I can reach an international level of swimming before university applications, what are my chances to get into any of the prestigious Ivy League schools. (I also recently took a SAT test and got around a 1950) (Also If I can manage to pull off a 90 average in grade 12 could that help?, I’m enrolled in a few Ap courses next year)
No chance. Not even swimming will help make up for those grades.
Dang, then I’ll have to keep it domestic
I don’t think so, sorry. Good luck tough. Chance back? http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1854384-chance-me-for-these-colleges-p1.html
Two things need to happen for this to work:
- the coach at one of these schools wants you
- your SAT scores improve. You really need about 2100 total or 700 in each section.
If not Ivy then there are lots of LAC that would take you given your great swimming ability.
How do your times comprehensive to current Ivy swimmers?
Have you reached out to any coaches?
Have you done any camps or showcases?
My Times are only a few seconds off most Ivy Swimmers
I have not reached out to any coaches yet, I’m planning to improve my current times before contacting them.
I have no clue what camps or showcases are.
Ivy League schools need competitive athletes that are slightly above average. They will take phenomenal athletes with middling GPAs and SAT scores, so long as they show the slightest academic promise. Do not think just because these schools are Ivies, that they don’t care about athletics as much as a state school. I wouldn’t rule it out at a Brown or a Columbia (Harvard/Yale a stretch) so long as you can get your swim times in line with what their averages are, and your SAT above a 2100.
Keep in mind that they Ivy league schools do not give much wiggle room to athletes once enrolled. Why do you have your eye on only these 8 schools. There are tons of others that may allow you to do well and swim.