<p>FWIW…My two cents…I don’t know about most people, but my son did not plan on attending an Ivy when he started high school and his high school guidance councelors weren’t much help… So there was no premeditation as to what his math courses or APs were going to be during those 4 years…he gravitated to what interested him, and what he did well. He ended up with 5 APs which is probably an average load for an Ivy recruit. More importantly he did well in all the APs, and he enjoyed them for their content and challenge.</p>
<p>I see no difference in the Ivy math requirements for an athlete than a non-athlete. I do see a difference based upon someone’s major ie…engineering vs philosphy. I would look at the freshmen requirements for the college that your D will apply into. Son’s Ivy required we apply into the college of engineering. Seriously, I would call Admissions if I had any questions whatsoever. She needs to take whatever is needed to prepare her for the next step…nothing more, nothing less.</p>
<p>Our situation was similiar to pacheight, as he had no choice. Our son was put into AP Calc for a couple reasons. First there was no other high level math course (Stats) at his school. He had to take AP Calc to better understand his Engineering Seminar course he took his senior year. Some kids took the regular Honors Calc but they did not do well in the Engineering Seminar course. Engineering Seminar is a required course for the Governors Academy designation on his charter hs diploma. But the long and short of it was there were no other choices at his school. So he just did it. It actually paid off this past year when he did not have to take the entry-level calc at his college that they use to weed out the freshmen students.</p>
<p>I was not aware that D1 colleges start offering OVs and do prereads so soon. Are these Ivies? We were told they could not offer the OVs till September and no one has offered the prereads even though my DS was called on July 1 by several of them. Maybe we should ask?</p>
<p>Mintang, do the coaches have your child’s transcripts, test scores and senior class schedule? They may already be doing an early read. Most coaches at very selective schools will do pre-reads on recruits they are interested in. It saves them from wasting time recruiting a student that will not make it through the admissions office. Best of luck to your son!</p>
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I was not aware that D1 colleges start offering OVs and do prereads so soon[/qoute] I believe recruits are only allowed 6 OVs so I assume the post mentioning 10 visits was not only talking about OVs.</p>
<p>pre-reads in April, senior high school class schedule set/required (by college admissions) in May. however she wasn’t “accepted” to that college until November 3rd. her senior class schedule, 3AP’s, one was calc, was required by the college if she wanted to be recruited/signed in the fall.</p>
<p>Let me clarify: D’s visits this summer are all unofficial visits.</p>
<p>Mintang: The pre-reads are coming from a couple of Ivies, a couple of other DI’s, and a couple of D3’s. Our understanding is that the athlete can be offered OV’s before Sept. 1st (or beginning of school year, whichever comes first) but can’t attend one until that time. [And anyone who is better informed on this, please jump in here]. As D lately found, you can help your case by being aggressive. At a couple of places she was offered an OV; at a couple of other schools she asked if she’d get one… and… upon asking again was told yes. Mind you, D is a strong athlete, good scholar, but overall somewhat reticent person (pacheight: I’ve read your thoughts on the correlation between high-achieving athletes and risk takers. I actually agree with you, although D doesn’t fit the profile. Hugely competitive athletically, but personally low-key veering towards cautious.). She’s quietly confident of her abilities but not been all over the recruitment business until lately-- and we think that may have something to do with her injury this spring which suddenly made everything seem more doubtful. By the way, props here to college camps: a great way to see and be seen, even after your junior year; In D’s case she’d attended camps following freshman and sophomore years, which were helpful and brought coach notice, but signed up for two more this summer and attracted a lot of attention. In turn, she got a good look herself and suddenly became really excited, found two places she loves and now is psyched to make it happen. This has made all the difference. Whether these schools materialize or not, D is completely galvanized about the process at all schools and going full steam ahead, under her own power. </p>
<p>Fenwaysouth: taking your advice and calling. Thanks for good information.</p>