<p>I am a volleyball player hoping to get a scholarship to a school like NYU/MIT. However, my grades aren’t as high as NYU/MIT average. My question is…Do colleges lower the standards for solid athletes they want? Or does the athletes grades have to be up to par with every other student? Thanks for your time!</p>
<p>How low? They have standards that you can’t go below, but no, you don’t necessarily have to measure up to the standards of the non-athletes if they decide they want you. And test scores come into the mix as well.</p>
<p>Volleyball is not one of the sports for which big concessions are granted. Rather, the volleyball is more likely to be the tie breaker between two students that are equally well qualified…if the school cares about the volleyball team at all.</p>
<p>Depends on whether or not the student is male or female. For Title IX purposes, I believe the number of tips granted to men and women has to be equal (that’s certainly true for scholarships at Div I), so women’s volleyball may get a few tips, whereas men’s volleyball likely gets none, if it even exists.</p>
<p>I have a 3.8, 1800 SAT</p>
<p>3.8 weighted or unweighted?</p>
<p>unweighted</p>
<p>You will not get into MIT with an 1800 SAT score. I usually try to present a positive, encouraging viewpoint, but that just isn’t remotely competitive. If that score included an 800 in Math, you might have a chance at some STEM-based schools, but not MIT. I am unaware of any emphasis on Volleyball there. NYU is also legendarily unathletic. </p>
<p>If the 3.8 is unweighted, then your limiting factor is the 1800, not the 3.8. With an 1800, you might have a shot at some of the NESCAC schools, but you’d have to find a school that has volleyball tips, and I’m not sure any do, but it’s possible. </p>
<p>As stated above, MIT is definitely out, as is NYU, which barely cares about athletics. Who might be interested might also depend on how good a volleyball player you are. Ironically, someone reported a friend getting into Stanford with worse scores and grades because they wanted them as an athlete - so you never know. Get a realistic evaluation of your talent and start talking to coaches - something might click.</p>
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yes. But the real question is are YOU one of those wanted athletes? How good are you? All district? All state? What do your coaches say? Have you been invited to submit video to colleges? Have you been offered any official visits to colleges or been in any communication w/coaches? Or summer showcase tournaments?</p>
<p>That’s the life of a recruited athlete. Is this you?</p>
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NCAA rules prohibit athletic scholarships at D3 schools, and your stats are not going to get merit awards.</p>
<p>Go to a school where you have a better chance keeping up with the academics. You will be less stressed and have a better chance of graduating. </p>