Hi there
I’m an international student from Greece and I’m 16 years old (10th Grade). I have received a score of 28 in the ACT and I aim to be accepted among the first 50 universities (like Columbia, Yale, Chicago university or even McGill). Do I have any possibilities of being accepted for a basketball scholarship with this specific ACT score ?
Thank you very much
Your ACT score is fine for the NCAA, and a school can award an athletic scholarship to you. The schools you listed, Columbia, Yale, U of Chicago, don’t award athletic scholarships and acceptance with that ACT at those schools is far from a sure thing unless you are a super basketball player, and even then the coach would have to get you in. If you are accepted, financial aid is based on need.
McGill is Canadian, so i dont know what they award.
Like the other poster said, the schools you listed don’t give out athletic scholarships.
D’16 was recruited for basketball at the majority of the UAA conference schools (which includes Chicago) and a couple of Iveys. She was told she needed to have at least a 1800 on her SAT, which is around the equivalent of a 28 ACT, so as far as the score goes, you’re in the range they are looking for with basketball players.
You can get financial aid (a scholarship for students whose parents make less than 6,000 euros a month - assuming that’s your case) at all the ‘meet need’ colleges.
Don’t forget top schools that aren’t well-known in Europe, such as Amherst, Williams, etc.
In order to have a shot athletically you’d need to be nationally-ranked and very tall. You need to email coaches NOW.
Nationally ranked basketball players go D1, not D3. Occasionally they will go to the Ivies. Clearly height is important in basketball, but D3 is full of undersized players. My D is a 5’4" shooting guard.
@sanm : i’m guessing your son is American. The game level in us high schools is very very high compared to what it is in Europe. Compare professional leagues in the US and in Greece… Professional players would not be playing D1. European players need to be nationally ranked to beat out local (us) talent.
Actually it’s my daughter, but yes, after I posted I realized I’d forgotten the OP wasn’t from the US. You’re right–the level of play in the US is much higher than international play.
McGill does not give athletic scholarships.