Ivy League Colleges Still Within Reach?

cnp55
Sun, 20 Mar 2011 22:10:02 +0000

Academics are really important to the Ivy coaches. It does depend on which Ivy we are talking about, and which Ivy would be the best fit for your son, academically as well as athletically.

I think he needs to do a really good SAT prep, possibly 6-8 sessions with a private tutor to focus on his strengths and weaknesses and strategize how to get the best scores. And he also needs to focus on his grades and get that unweighted GPA up as high as possible, while still taking a challenging load.

I don’t think the ECs are a big requirement here … he’s showing a strong pattern of involvement and achievement in his primary EC.

I’m a parent of a Ivy graduate, who was a recruited athlete. While my son had the attention of several of the Ivy coaches, there was only one Ivy that was a match for his academic interests.