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Ok, so we've done some showcase and tournaments and are now starting to get emails for schools and camp invites.I am trying to put together a list of possible schools where my son could get accepted with his mid range grades and test scores. Obviously, the Ivy's are out but when looking at some of the bigger state schools and the their reported test averages how do you get a feel for what's do able?

Let's say the school reports an average SAT of 1150, would you discard that school for one that reports an average closer to his scores, keep it on the list as a stretch school, let the coach tell you no way? For those that have gone through this what has been your experiences?
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fillsfanfillsfan1,000+ posts
From one fillsfan to another let the schools eliminate your son, not vica versa.

Obviously be realistic but contact schools and attend camps that you feel, or are told, fit his baseball talents. If the coaches/recruiters like what they see they will contact your son. When they investigate his academics they can decide for themselves if your son fits academically or not. If you stop hearing from a recruiter you can assume he didn't like or couldn't get an exception for academics. Some coaches will take risks on players they like with lower GPA but their are limits.
CPLZCPLZ1,000+ posts
Junior had decent grades and decent scores and a fastball some had in 90's. The only school that backed off him after getting his transcripts was MIT.

Coaches have chits with admin and admiss. It is up to them how many they want to spend on an individual to get them in. Within that process, because of APR, the coach also needs to assess Juniors ability to keep up academically after admit. So, it's not just the numbers that become important, but also the confidence the coach gets from Junior during the whole interview process.

My advice, let the coach tell you.
RJMRJMHSBaseballWeb member since 2007
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Originally posted by philsfan:
Ok, so we've done some showcase and tournaments and are now starting to get emails for schools and camp invites.I am trying to put together a list of possible schools where my son could get accepted with his mid range grades and test scores. Obviously, the Ivy's are out but when looking at some of the bigger state schools and the their reported test averages how do you get a feel for what's do able?

Let's say the school reports an average SAT of 1150, would you discard that school for one that reports an average closer to his scores, keep it on the list as a stretch school, let the coach tell you no way? For those that have gone through this what has been your experiences?
I've been told don't assume any school is out of reach with an unweighted 3.5 or better. Some may be. Most won't. I know players in Ivies with a 3.5 in high school. A Head First person provided examples of two similar top academic schools where one makes athletic exceptions and one doesn't. A school may have a sliding scale where a high grades may offset a lower comparable SAT score, and vice versa. On the recruiting forms there are questions regarding gpa and SAT scores. Let the coach help you decide if the school is a possiblity.
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C CaBB1,000+ posts
For all the schools my son was considering (some with bb, some just for academics), we googled the "Common Data Set" of each school to find the SAT scores and average GPA of the previous years students. It can give you a good ball park figure as to where your son would fit.

However, remember GPA's vary significantly across the country and SAT's can be studied for extensively thus bringing up the score significantly.

So your son may be fine at schools you may think are a reach. As said, the coaches are probably a good source of info in this regard.

Also, the major your son chooses can make a huge difference in his success in college.

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