<p>Have you considered a PG year at a prep school with a strong record of getting athletes placed at the Ivies. Depending on whether your 3.5 GPA is weighted or unweighted, you have an ballpark Academic Index of 195 to 203. Your challenge is somewhat shaky credibility due to soft grades earlier in your career. A number of the New England boarding schools have both coaches and counseling staff with ongoing, personal relationships with the Ivy coaches and Ivy admissions officers. They serve the role of validating your maturity and ability to do the work at the an Ivy.</p>
<p>The crux of this is starting now to engage both Ivy coaches and prep school coaches. You are late for normal prep school admission, but if you are desirable enough, they will work around your deadlines. There is a local kid whose recruiting got off track. He had received early interest from a couple of Ivies. When a commitment to another D1 school went awry, he re-engaged one of the Ivies, who helped him start a discussion with one of the HADES prep schools. He is prepping next year with a path to admission to the Ivy that was interested in him.</p>
<p>Good luck in your quest!!!</p>