What D1 School Should I look into?

Athletic Recruits
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<p>Class of 2017
High School in Top 70 of US News
GPA 4.0
1 year ahead in both math and science (both honors classes)
Also in Honors English
Should Finish with 9AP’s by graduation</p>

<p>LHP
4 Seam Fastball: 74-78MPH
2 Seam Fastball
Change-up
Knuckle-Curve</p>

<p>Have played on several well recognized teams
Not playing high school baseball (program is much to intense for high school)</p>

<p>Wondering what Schools I should look into?
Harvard
Dartmouth
Yale
Duke
Georgetown</p>

<p>Could I get some advice on how to pursue these choices?
Looking into Headfirst Honor Roll Camp</p>

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<p>Maxwashere,</p>

<p>My two cents…</p>

<p>I applaud you for asking these questions as a high school freshmen. A tip of the cap to you.</p>

<p>At an academic level, you need to excel in AP classes if you seek admission to these schools. Not every class needs to be AP, but Admissions will want to see that you challenged yourself and excelled. So, you need a high GPA with challenging courses as well as a high SAT or ACT You should do a search on the “Academic Index” that Ivys use for Admission. This will give you an idea of what metrics are needed in your particular case.</p>

<p>You should try to play high school baseball. If you think .your high school program is intense, then you seriously need to understand D1 college baseball…it is not all sunshine and rainbows Not playing high school bahiseball would be a red flag to a college coach. I’m not saying it is required, but you need to have a real good answer to a college coach that asks “why you aren’t playing high school baseball?”… In addition, you should try to attend some college games to get a feel for the talent level and requirements., Starting LHPs at my son’s Ivy are mid to upper 80s depending on the number of pitches they throw. I can’t speak to Duke or Gtown, but I assume they are similar or even more.</p>

<p>In addition to all of this, you need an exposure strategy…in other words…“How are you going to get in front of these coaches” for recruitment. HeadFirst is a good event but it is not a strategy. Keep in mind these schools look at many thousands of kids every year for about 8 roster spots per year. It is ridiculously competitive. You need to find a way to separate yourself either through baseball, academics or both. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>