Walking-On to A Top College

keylyme
Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:54:19 +0000

I have a few questions:


Is that the correct SAT score (out of 2400, not 1600?) Is the ACT that much different than the SAT that one can score so much higher on it? I am just wondering about this for when it is time for my son to take these tests.
If the coach is already not supporting your app. why not? Is it an academic or athletic thing? I understand you have a high gpa, but we don’t know what kind of school you went to (a highly rigorous school or one with inflated grades) and what type of courses you took. Obviously the gpa is weighted as well.


It sounds like you are trying to go to either an Ivy, SM, or one of the service academies. Did you play your sport at the club level and did you send the coach tapes, stats, etc? Did you just start the process too late? You say it is after July 1 so you have started receiving calls; I guess that makes you a rising senior. DI’s generally start seriously looking (they can’t call, but you should be making lots of contacts and getting all your stuff in) the year before that. Maybe the coach had already pretty much filled his spots earlier. You could ask and guage your walk-on chances based on that. However, it is generally not easy to walk-on once you are there; most schools have what are called “recruited walk-ons” and they do support those apps. Ask the coach why he can’t support you as a walk-on. These are hard questions, but you need an answer so you can plan what to do next.

I guess high school All American doesn’t necessarily count for too much if yours is a club sport and you aren’t playing at a high club level as well.

Remember, unless you are one of the best in the country (world, I guess for many sports) at your particular sport, based on high level club play, you can’t necessarily pick your school. You might just have to broaden your horizons. With your academic stats and propensity for your sport, I am sure there are many other great schools (as you said you already have two offers from school which are top 20 in your sport).