Academic Stats needed for Ivy Pre-read?

TonyGrace
Sat, 31 May 2025 02:03:33 +0000

tomgrace:

I am slightly above average in performance in my sport if I am being generous. My coach has extremely strong connections to yale and strong connections to harvard, columbia (main coach for many years), brown, and cornell.

I think most coaches are unlikely to give a up a likely letter for someone who is “slightly above average” specially as top athletes in many sports are getting cut from P4 programs and looking for a new home. Top programs don’t have room for as many top recruits and the ones that can afford to (academically) are turning to Ivies for the stability it provides in the current environment.

tomgrace:

You think college at an ivy would be more rigorous than 11 APs and 8 AICE classes over 3 years of high school?

Can be. It probably depends on the major. Most APs are not that hard and not truly equivalent to a college course. This is why top academic schools rarely accept AP credits. What are your AP scores?

tomgrace:

as most applicants who are accepted to ivies fall into the 8-12 range of APs taken and usually no AICE classes taken as it is only in Florida.

This is because there are not that many offerings at many top schools. Prep schools are not overly fond of the AP curriculum. Many of these kids are taking harder or post AP classes. And they were able to juggle care AND non-core classes along with their extra-curriculars. And don’t be fooled into thinking 3-4 hours a day in practice is more than what other kids were doing, even if they were “only” working or doing theater or whatever it was that they did. I promise you everyone was just as busy as you.

tomgrace:

Yeah I have been thinking of a lower tier ivy like Cornell.

I don’t know what to plan to study but Cornell is play hard, work harder. The stress there is real. Honestly I think you are in for a rude awakening if you end up at one of these schools. As @blossom said, everyone there has done everything you did and then some. Better. It’s just how it is.