Academic Stats needed for Ivy Pre-read?

TonyGrace
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 10:57:25 +0000

Bruno99:

I am definitely of the opinion that it was easier to maintain my mostly A’s and occasional B’s

While this is the experience of my own children, even at their know to be very rigorous college, they went to a rigorous HS, where they took a rigorous course work. However, they have plenty of classmates now that came from schools where they never took a discussion based seminar, wrote a 12 page paper, or took a math test where a 55 might actually get you an A. These kids are smart and eventually it levels out for most, but it takes some getting used to

For many, the lack of structured time with few classes and a lot of social opportunities can be challenging to navigate at first. This is where athletes have a leg up IMO. Those obligations generally help focus one’s work.

Also, we have to acknowledge the COVID impact on many of these students school experiences. Real rigor went out the window for many, to never really come back. Grade inflation is a real thing. And foundational knowledge gaps are still surfacing years later.

When the discussion is about recruited athletes, many of them would not have gotten in on academic credentials alone, so yes, it can be challenging. But then again, you can also choose a fluff major and a shockingly large number do.