I'm a LHP and I will be going to the Headfirst Showcase for the first time in Richmond, Virginia. I do not have many substantial scores as of yet (only 1 SAT subject score) because I have not started junior year yet. I have a few questions regarding both Headfirst in addition to some general recruiting questions:
1) Will schools be uninterested in me simply because I don't have many scores to show as of yet?
2) Do coaches pay attention to where I attend high school? I have a 3.95 GPA at a very competitive high school where maintaining a 3.7 GPA is more difficult than maintaining a 4.0 at most other high schools, perhaps knowing where I attend school will show coaches that I am a dedicated student?
3) Do they care at all about subject test scores?
4) How academically qualified must I be in order to be qualified at a school like Harvard or MIT? Additionally, I read in a NYTimes article that most people at Headfirst are quickly crossed off coaches' lists because they do not meet academic qualifications. Is this true? I read in the same article that the average Headfirst player has a 1300 SAT out of 1600.
5) Will being very highly academically-qualified help a lot in the recruiting process? I have been taking practice tests this summer and I've been consistently scoring around 2350 out of 2400. Given a few more months for preparation, I can probably earn a perfect SAT score, as well as earn a total of 3 perfect subject test scores (I already have an 800 in 1 subject). When I go to Headfirst in 2010, I will have scores to show. Will coaches more actively pursue me and do I need to be as athletically capable as a typical recruit? I am mostly looking at Ivy League schools and MIT.
Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
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