Chances for athlete_student

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>We are from VA from the prestigious Fairfax County Public schools.</p>

<p>Origin: Indian from India </p>

<p>Son is a Junior at WestField High School. He is also an Elite Gymnast from USA Gymnastics.</p>

<p>He will be applying to Div. I NCAA Gymnastics schools. </p>

<p>I would like to know his Chances of getting into the following schools: (they are all Div 1 NCAA gymnastics schools). He will apply as a potential NCAA recruit.</p>

<p>Stanford
UC Berkeley
Univ. Of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Univ. of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
Penn State
Ohio State</p>

<p>Here are some of his academic scores:</p>

<p>GPA - 3.97 UW 4.0 W (cld be 4.0+ but just rounding off) </p>

<p>(GPA includes all years till this point - Apr 5th, 2006).</p>

<p>APs:<br>
Sophomore: World Hist (scored 5 on AP test);
Junior: Chemistry & Comp Sci.
Senior: Calculus, Physics</p>

<p>SAT: 1950 (jan 2006) PSAT: 217 (Oct 2005) </p>

<p>Will take SAT again.</p>

<p>SAT2 : World History (cant remember score. 720+)</p>

<p>EC: </p>

<p>Jr. Elite Gymnast: Trained as a gymnast for the past 11 years.</p>

<p>USA National Gymnastics Championships 2005 : 3rd All around in 14-15 age grp. (Jr. National Team Member - officially just eligible because of citizenship)</p>

<p>USA Jr.Olympic National Championships 2005: 16th All Around.
USA Jr.Olympic National Championships 2003: 5th All Around.
Champion in some of the Individual events (High Bar, Floor, Pommel Horse)</p>

<p>Jr. National Team Member (unofficially - not a US citizen).</p>

<p>Piano: Accomplished and learned piano for 7yrs. Has won awards at local Music Festivals.</p>

<p>Community service: (little, as time is scarce - training schedule for gymnastics - 4 hrs everyday , 6 days a week)</p>

<p>Helped out at temple and at group community services like painting old age homes or gardening.</p>

<p>What are the chances? Pl. guide what we should do to better our chances at Stanford and UCB.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Sounds like a strong candidate to me. Improving the SAT is the best thing that he can do. Buy a study guide, and take it with you everyplace. Do a couple of practice tests under authentic conditions- 8AM, no extra breaks, with a timer. It sounds as if he does not have time for those expensive, thirty hour prep courses.</p>

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<p>GymnastMom:</p>

<p>UCB: Reach (out of state)</p>

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<p>Thank you, One Mom.</p>

<p>We plan on starting the prep. sessions. Waiting for the AP exams to finish in May.</p>

<p>Gymnasts are treated as regular applicants to all these schools. They do not get the leniencies shown to other NCAA candidates. The only thing different is the acceptance into the college team and possible scholarship money.</p>

<p>Yes, the SAT scores do worry me.</p>