Ncaa Recruiting question

For D-I and DII NCAA schools you need to be certitfied by the NCAA Clearinghouse---in fact you can be accepted to the school of your choice and still not be eligible to play according to the Clearinghouse

http://www.ncaa.org/library/general/cbsa/2007-08/2007-08_cbsa.pdf


The higher your HS GPA, the lesser the standardized score required

Well my 9th- 11th grade year my gpa was low. This year my gpa is over the 2.0 mark but my act score was very low. Would I even have the option to red shirt. I'm registered to take the act next month. Suppose I don't get the required score I need for my gpa. What would I need to.I have already been accepted to the school.

take the class that act offers to maximize your score

if you eventually get certified in the future, then be advised your best friend in college will be your team assigned academic advisor/tutor

The term student-athlete includes the term student

good luck

OldSlugger8 provided a good link to see what is required. See page 11 in the link to see the combinations of core GPA and ACT scores which would allow you to qualify.

Please understand that your overall GPA isn't a determining factor. Instead it is the core GPA-- the grades you received in subjects including english, science, math, history, etc.

If your combination of core GPA and ACT (or SAT) scores isn't over the threshold, then you will be considered a non-qualifier. In that case, you can't even practice or tryout for the team (at a D1 school), nor can you get an athletic scholarship. Also you would only be eliglible in the future for 3 seasons of competition, rather than the usual 4. There is a way to get 4 seasons, but it is pretty difficult.

If you do turn out to be a non-qualifier, then you'll need to consider carefully your options. Considering only baseball, it may be better to attend a JUCO. On the other hand, it sounds like you have recently become more serious about your studies, and it may be better to focus on that during your freshman year at a 4 year school.

Keep in mind also that you can have a GPA and a SAT/ACT score that qualifies you for the Clearinghouse but it may not be good enough for you to gain admission to the college of your choice--two distinct animals

If there is no way you can raise your GPA/ACT score while in high school to be NCAA Clearinghouse eligable I'm pretty sure the only way you can be eligable at any time in your life is if you go to a JC and play two years and get your AA degree. For many players this is the best option.

Walawala,
I'm by no means an expert, but my reading of the rules says that high school GPA and SAT/ACT scores are only relevant to freshman year eligibility. For subsequent school years, eligibility is determined by taking enough units, and holding a college GPA (almost) high enough to meet the college's graduation requirements. JUCO may or may not be the better route, but I don't think an AA degree is meaningful to the NCAA at all.