Junior College vs. Walk on at D1

first question,are you a D1 qualifyer? if not you should or will have to get your 2 yr degree from the jc. then you qualify to play at a D1 school.i think regardless you should go the juco route rather than walk on and try to make it. quite a few schools scout juco's for players.so your playing ball and possably recruited at the same time. my son played juco ball and quite a few schools showed interest.

Sean: I admire your desire to play ball again. I hope it works out. However, take one step at a time. Play summer ball first and see where you are in terms of skills and knowledge of the game. If you have had no HS experience, that means the last time you played it was at the 8th grade/14-year-old level. Baseball is one of those sports that you have to play in order to get better, and the HS game is quite a bit different than the level you last played. And the college game is quite a bit above that (even JUCO).

Illinois has several good JUCOs for baseball. Another option is to go to a larger school and play "club" baseball. It can be competitive, and you play teams from other colleges. Best of luck to you as you try to get back to the game.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by 20dad:
first question,are you a D1 qualifyer?


what do u mean by a d1 qualifier

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what do u mean by a d1 qualifier

r u eligible & cleared 2 play DI

core course & gpa/sat requirements

Bee, that's a very nice reference sheet... don't remember ever seeing that!

Sean, to play for a DI or DII, you have to meet certain eligibility requirements (the reference sheet that Bee gave you) in order to be "cleared" by the NCAA Clearinghouse.

If you're not eligible per the Clearinghouse, you would have to stay two years at JUCO and obtain your associates degree before you could transfer to a DI or DII.

I looked at the reference sheet and I guess I don't understand it because it looks like the minimum ACT score to get into D1 is a 37 and if I'm not mistaken, I think a 36 is the highest score possible. Can someone please tell me what I am missing here?

mom - that number that you're referring to is from the sliding scale. The number is the total ACT points, not the average you get from ACT. If a kid only totals 37 total points, he wouldn't have a high enough average to get accepted into a school. They may only select from certain categories... it's been so long now I can't remember. However, for clearinghouse purposes they cut you slack on either the ACT score or your GPA.

A kid may end up being clearinghouse eligible, but not meeting requirements for their college to accept.

For exampe, a kid could have a 2.55 GPA and would need 60 odd something points from ACT... not a "60" on the ACT which isn't possible of course.

Again, the number you're referring to is something different than the number this scale is using.

bee
that was a great link, quick and easy. if you really want to punish yourself and you strive on confusion. go to www.ncaa.org. very confusing but if you can sort it out,lots of info.

why not consider a D2-3 school. Playing D1 is obviously a huge commitment and is extremely competitive. I know people who have gone to division 1 schools with the tools to succeed, but it was a huge commitment and they transfered down to d3, they loved it cuz they could still play ball and do well but less pressure, and if you've been injured dont you think it would be a little hard to try to play with the top talent in the U.S.just a suggestion