Anyone know much about the Cornell program?
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The coach there seems like a stand up guy. There were out here in California recruiting over the past weekend. I would be honored if any of our players were heavily recruited by them.
DallasGiants2012,
You have a PM regarding the Cornell program. We're close to it, and I can most likely answer your questions.
You have a PM regarding the Cornell program. We're close to it, and I can most likely answer your questions.
Sorry if these is seen as hijacking the thread, but what do your grades have to look like in order to be admittted as an athlete at Cornell or any of the other IVY League or IVY League quality schools? I made a 27 on the ACT in April and I have a 4.0 GPA. I am just wondering what I need to get my ACT score up to and if I need to take all honors classes to get my GPA above a 4.0.
There are a lot of variables so it is difficult to know for sure. Generally a 29+ on the ACT and they look at a combination of GPA and SAT scores. You don't need to take all AP's but you do for the core math, english and probably history. 2100+ SAT and 4.3 GPA will probably get you into Cornell but not some of the other Ivy's. BTW Dallas fenwaysouth is your best resource for Cornell.
DLOck15,
If you google "Ivy Academic Index" you will get articles like this (below) that explain exactly what BOF is describing. The Academic Index or AI is the tool that coaches and Admissions Committees use in evaluating an athletic recruit for admission. It varies by school, and it is not publically published what each school's AI index is for a particular year or sport. However, you can expect you will need exceptional SATs or ACTs, high GPA, high class rank, and very rigorous classes. There is an AI conversion factor for ACTs that you can google as well.
If you are interested in an Ivy school, I suggest running your numbers through the AI calculator to get an idea of where you stand. An Ivy coach is focusing on your baseball skills, and he will probably ask you about your academic peformance relative to the items in the Academic Index. If he feels you are a strong candidate interested in the school, he will present your credentials to Admissions. Admissions will comment "LIkely" or "Not Likely". This process is called a pre-read and is the start of the overall Ivy Admissions process for athletes. There is much more, but this answers your question and gets you started.
http://www.mka.org/uploaded/co...elines_Worksheet.pdf
http://money.howstuffworks.com...ague-admissions1.htm
http://www.satscores.us/MyChances/AI_Calculator.asp
Questions, please let me know.
If you google "Ivy Academic Index" you will get articles like this (below) that explain exactly what BOF is describing. The Academic Index or AI is the tool that coaches and Admissions Committees use in evaluating an athletic recruit for admission. It varies by school, and it is not publically published what each school's AI index is for a particular year or sport. However, you can expect you will need exceptional SATs or ACTs, high GPA, high class rank, and very rigorous classes. There is an AI conversion factor for ACTs that you can google as well.
If you are interested in an Ivy school, I suggest running your numbers through the AI calculator to get an idea of where you stand. An Ivy coach is focusing on your baseball skills, and he will probably ask you about your academic peformance relative to the items in the Academic Index. If he feels you are a strong candidate interested in the school, he will present your credentials to Admissions. Admissions will comment "LIkely" or "Not Likely". This process is called a pre-read and is the start of the overall Ivy Admissions process for athletes. There is much more, but this answers your question and gets you started.
http://www.mka.org/uploaded/co...elines_Worksheet.pdf
http://money.howstuffworks.com...ague-admissions1.htm
http://www.satscores.us/MyChances/AI_Calculator.asp
Questions, please let me know.
Fenwaysouth is a great expert on all things Cornell baseball.
Many Thanks
Many Thanks
Ok so I may be totally off base here but the "Acdemic Index" seems like it doesn't take into account how hard your class schedule was in high school as far as honors vs non honors classes. All that seems to matter is class rank and SAT scores.
Class rank would take into account the difficuty of your classes. You will get a boost or weightto your gpa in AZ it is 5.0 for AP and 4.5 for honors. At our graduation many people were shocked to see that the kids who thought they were top dogs in the regular classes weren't anywhere near the kids who took the AP classes and recieved B's and some A's.
DLock,
In addition to the Ivy Academic Index, the Admission Committees also looks at the rigor of a recruits classes along with alot of other things. They want high GPAs and the most rigorous classes (APs if possible) available. There is no shortcut.
In addition to the Ivy Academic Index, the Admission Committees also looks at the rigor of a recruits classes along with alot of other things. They want high GPAs and the most rigorous classes (APs if possible) available. There is no shortcut.
