Schools in Northeast

attend showcases in the region

play on a team that attends events in the region


let the schools know you are interested in what they have to offer

With so many colleges and universities in this area, you can begin the process by looking at your GPA and test scores. That will either quickly eliminate many schools, both Div I and III or you can include them in your search.

Should I go to specific schools camps up there or, attend something like a perfect game northeast showcase. GPA is about 4.2, and taking SAT in November.

Rosy

I like to have the schools tell the kids that the academics do not fit---one never knows what can happen and it would be a shame for a player to eliminate a school because of what he reads or hears--let the school tell him

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GPA is about 4.2

This would be a weighted gpa given it's above 4.0. Schools want to know your unweighted gpa since there isn't a standard for weighting from school district to school district, much less state to state. My son has only been asked for his unweighted gpa. Then some of the more academic schools have asked if he's taking honors/or and AP courses.

My son's unweighted GPA is 4.0 and his weighted his well north of that. We have filled out some school questionnaires that have asked for both, some only one.

So some schools do ask for it. I feel since have a weighted GPA higher than 4.0 is a positive and you should highlight your positives.

I do agree with TR that you should not rule out schools right away. If you like the school and think that you can make it academically, then you should look into it and let the school help you decide.

I agree. Even the best schools provide academic exceptions for athletes. I know a baseball player a big time adademic college who got in with a 3.5 in high school without taking any honors courses. Without baseball a 4.0 and high honors and AP courses would be needed.

To help with the original question. There are many schools in the area for DI, DII and DIII. The DI schools get to many events such as Area Code Tryouts, PG Events, East Cobb Tournament, etc. I suggest finding those schools that are an academic fit on CollegeBoard.com and send a letter/resume/video to those schools. The coaches in the area will respond if there's interest.

NYMetro, with your son's GPA I would strongly suggest taking a look at the Headfirst Honor Roll Camps. I belive there are 2 or 3 each summer. My son went to the camp in Va, loved it and it was far different, in a positive way, than any showcase he had attended before or after. It's quite expensive, but very well worth the money, IMO. Take a look. Good luck.

Thanks for the help. I also have family that still lives up there so i will check for any camps run by colleges next time we go up to visit.

My son is a freshman at Babson outside of Boston. I would urge you to identify a list of schools your son might be interested in and fill out their on- line recruiting form. Once you've done that you can follow up with either a link to a web site or a DVD showing off his skills. Many of the coaches from the Northeast told us that they only saw their out of region recruits on tape. Good academics are a minimum for a number of schools but there are so many schools in NE that play baseball just about anyone that plays well enough will find a good fit for them.

3rd Gen, You have a PM

NYMet:
If you are going to attend a regional NE showcase, the best one I can recommend would be SelectFest -- selectfest.org
You need a recommendation from your coach, and a scout can't hurt, but it si a resonable priced event with great coverage. My son definately benefitted from this showcase.

Isn't it too late though if you're a 2010 wanting to play in the Ivy League. Haven't they already finished and are working on 2011?

The Ivies biggest problem is getting kids accepted. No matter how good a player you are they can't count on getting you in. Some coaches have some descretion but it's not much so they cast a wide net and hope for the best.

There are a ton of great acadmic schools in the Northeast where baseball can help you get in. It's one of the best things about being a good student and a baseball player.

Go Army!

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Originally posted by 3rdgenerationnation:
The Ivies biggest problem is getting kids accepted. No matter how good a player you are they can't count on getting you in. Some coaches have some descretion but it's not much so they cast a wide net and hope for the best.

There are a ton of great acadmic schools in the Northeast where baseball can help you get in. It's one of the best things about being a good student and a baseball player.

Very good point. So how long will that drag out? Will they go into November and contact recruits further down on their lists or if their original choice(s) don't work out or are they working off a big enough pool that they're done in October?

My understanding on how the Ivies work is, if they issue you a "Likely Letter" you are in. Until that happens you never know.

I've talked to Hopkins recently and he said their recruiting class is full. I actually admire the honesty.

Regarding the Ivies, the coaches may not have a good idea who is going to get accepted. One coach told my son he’d had kids accepted with lower grades and SATs then my son had but he'd also had kids with perfect SATs not accepted. What they are looking for can change from year to year and there are a lot of factors that go into the admission decision when you have so many kids applying. If you can play baseball and are within a reasonable academic range they will encourage you to apply. You can get word a little sooner by applying early acceptance, but otherwise you have to wait until Feb. to find out if you are in. Meanwhile, other academic schools that may be a stretch for you may only have a few spots and they will ask you to commit before they can go to bat for a kid with Admissions. One coach from a very good academic school told me that the first seven kids he tried to help get into the school were all denied admission.

Still the lure of a Harvard or Yale can be enough for a kid to wait for the decision before committing some where. My son did it last year and his buddy was in the same situation with MIT.

If you are interested in playing in the northeast, try contacting some of the coaches at the schools you are interested in. What level are you looking to play at?

lookin to play at small DI or DII, more specifically around boston or new york

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One coach told my son he’d had kids accepted with lower grades and SATs then my son had but he'd also had kids with perfect SATs not accepted.

You sure he didn't just mean that non-athlete applicants were getting rejected despite perfect scores? I find it hard to believe that recruited athletes with perfect SATs are going to be rejected by the school they're being recruited, unless they have bad grades or have a criminal record...

Monstor344:

Some schools don't give prefrence to Athletes. Or they may consider an players potential contibution to the school's athletics like one minor factor in the whole admissions puzzel. Some top schools like MIT or Harvard don't have a say in who gets admitted. They have to encourage kids who can play to apply and hope they get admitted. In other schools the coach gets some influance and in other they get a set # of spots that they can recruit with as long as a kid is within a certain academic range.

All recruited athletes do not carry equal weight with admissions.

It's been my experience that how much the coach wants to fight for you is the defining element in whether you are accepted or not. That being said, not all coaches have the same pull at their respective universities.

GPA and test scores required for admission are generally on a sliding scale relative to BA and/or ERA. This is the determining factor of how far out on that limb the coach is willing to extend himself.

That being said, all coaches are self preservationists. With APR requirements what they are today, unless you're Florida State, most coaches are going to take a very close look at you and assess for themselves whether you can cut it there academically. The more skeptical they are about your ability to keep up, the less likely they are to expose themselves on your behalf.