<p>What kind of national college could I go to if my ranking on Tennis Recruiting was a 4star ~100-150, and SAT 2000-2200? I’m interested in Engineering and Biology plus I want to play tennis for the school. This question is really vague but any answers would be appreciated.</p>
<p>JKang–For my son (who is not ranked nearly as high as you are), I did general college searches using various search websites (such as Collegeboard’s and College Confidential’s) using DIII Men’s Tennis as one of the search topics. In your case, you might want to include engineering as another topic. Then I took those results and used TennisRecruiting.net’s historical data to see how many stars their players had when they were recruited to determine whether he would have a chance. Another approach you can take is to look at TRN’s national list of commitments, scroll down to the 4-stars, and see which colleges are recruiting 4-stars this year. That will give you an idea of possible matches for you in the future. </p>
<p>My son then contacted the coaches of the most likely ones through email and completed the questionnaires on each college’s website this past fall, at the beginning of his junior year. He has been corresponding with them since then and will have meetings with four coaches during his spring break. </p>
<p>One caveat about the TRN website is that listings for DIII really indicate only that a student has chosen to attend a particular school, not that he or she will make the team, in part because tryouts are not allowed in DIII recruiting. For example, Washington and Lee lists 1 to 4-star players, as well as a no-star or two, in their historical data of commitments. When my son contacted the coach, he or she was kind enough to respond that members of its team usually have three stars or more. The data for DI will be much more accurate because Letters of Intent are involved in DI.</p>
<p>Schokolade is right! I might suggest using a spreadsheet though, so you can put all the information together and weigh your options. You can also include data on financial aid, etc., whatever is going to be a consideration when you apply. As you visit the schools you can add information, or take them off the list! My son went at it from the other end, looking at schools he would like to attend for the academic programs and then checking out whether he might fit onto the tennis team. I think that you have an exciting time ahead of you! Good luck!</p>