We’ve been doing some of the “things” to get him noticed. Emails, etc. And yes, I follow that page. Baseball is not a deal breaker, but he would be beyond thrilled to play. Wish the portal and transfers didn’t hurt first-years chances so much. He’d opt not to play (and hope for a club team) over attending a junior college for academic goals. Personally I’d loved to see him play at a D3.
Just a thought here. A friend had a daughter who really, really wanted to play a certain sport in college. She was super smart (35 ACT, straight As etc) and a good player but not D1 level. She ended up being recruited and going to a D3 school and was on the team but didn’t play much. The theory was that she was a great player in HS in our area/state, maybe medium player at the college level and she was recruited to raise the team’s/recruited class’s overall average GPA, which is apparently important. (I’m not well versed in this area, I’m just passing along what I heard via friend.) Not being able to play all that much was a bummer for her bc she loved the sport. Also, the coach that recruited her left after 1 year. She graduated this past year. In retrospect, she says she realized she got very caught up in being a “recruited athlete” but looking back she’d have rather gone to a great school that was a great fit for her that also gave her the opportunity to play on a competitive intramural or club level team. Some big schools have amazing IM/club level sports teams. In sharing this, I’d encourage your son to think beyond playing on the school’s official baseball team and go for a school that’s a great fit academically, socially, AND where he has the opportunity to still be meaningfully involved in the sport he loves.
Thank you. I think this is on his radar. It’s just a process of letting him come to terms with it all. We are focusing on academics and fit more than anything - given the lacking interest in him as a ball player.
It sounds like you and he are really approaching this in a healthy way to help him find the best overall fit. It says something really good about him as an emerging adult that he’s able to balance all of these competing wants/needs so maturely. Good job on helping him get to the point where he’s thinking through these pros and cons and doing the balancing on his own! I honestly think that’s one of the hardest parts of prepping our kids to go to college, and it’s something I’m struggling with myself for my S25 (who can’t seem to see past the idea of Big College Sports social environment…)
I believe that EA decisions for in-state applicants is in November, but December for out of state applicants. D25 is applying as an oos applicant and that is the info that we have found, but I could certainly be wrong.
Yes, he’s applied. He’s been accepted at Ole Miss and Alabama. Waiting to hear from UGA and Auburn.
This is correct. UGA in state decisions go out in November and December for OOS.
Applying to college? Yes. He will submit all apps by October 15. The deadline we set as a family.
Just got back from our mini-fall break trip to DC. We had a great time. Visited tons of museums, walked up and down the Mall, ate at great restaurants, and had a fun time hanging out as a family. I sure will miss this kid when he leaves next year!
First quarter ended last week, and S25 pulled out his best grades ever. He’s the king of A-, and he managed all As and A+s this quarter. It helps that his load isn’t that heavy, but I’m also proud that he’s pretty locked in.
He has his interview with St. Olaf this afternoon, which I assume is more informational than anything. I talked through a few questions with him last night, and I’m sure he will do fine.
Hope everyone else is well!
My worst semester of college was when I only had class 2 days a week. It is tough to stay focused and engaged and it sounds like your S25 is crushing it.
Good luck with the interview.
Thanks- will check the CDS!
D25 admitted to Pitt. Only 11 days between application and acceptance. Her first!!
For 9-11 only final YEAR grades show up on 25’s transcript (no semester-level or quarters), BUT they send Q1 grades to schools on transcripts for applications. They also send mid-year reports with semester 1 grades. Strange set -up, but I think generally advantageous to students as Q1 grades tend to be boosted by early-in-fall easy assignments.
My 9–11 grade 4.0 kid is (to my disappointment) constantly overly stressed out about grades as it is, I can’t even imagine the spike in cortisol levels if 12th grade got extra-special Q1 grades added.
We also have Q1 grades submitted to colleges. The only problem I have with them is that it’s often reflecting one test, maybe two. Mid year grades seem like a fairer way to go.
My perfect gpa kid may get an A- in AP Bio because of one test in the first quarter. Still great obviously but he says it’s “destroying his entire academic record!”
The drama really.
Do some colleges specifically say they want Q1 grades? I haven’t seen that on the requirements list for any school my kids have applied to over the years. I think there have been a few that asked for a ‘mid-year’ report that I interpret as semester grades.
I know for Notre Dame it’s optional, U of Richmond I think asks for “first marking period, either Quarter or Trimester.” Those are the only two I know about.
We have to send them to S’s ED school and one EA school.
Several articles out recently about how employers are firing young college grads because they lack resilience among other things. An A- in high school is not ruining anything.
I know this and he knows this, it’s all a little tongue in cheek. And I know you didn’t mean this to be nasty, but if you knew my son, well trust me, he has an abundance of resilience and has needed it. I’m not particularly worried about his future employment prospects.