Parents who've had or currently have kids who play in college: What is the minimum GPA and SAT scores required at D1 and D2 colleges? Any advice or suggestions appreciated!
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And what is a realistic scholarship amount for a public vs. private D1 school?Originally posted by Unregistered View Post -
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Public or private, NCAA admission requirements and SAT scores are available on the NCAA websites. If a student can get admitted, most everyone will meet the minimum NCAA standards. In other words, check will the individual college websites.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
Public Cost of Attendance numbers are $15,000 to $25,000, in general, whereas private are more like $35,000 to $55,000. Scholarships are usually based on a percent of COA with higher percentages going to those students that have proved their worth to the team over the years. General percentage might be 20% freshman, 40% sophomores, 60% juniors and 80% seniors of COA. That is if the players grades are good, attitude is good and team contributions continually improve. Academic scholarships, based on demonstrated need, are usually more. Individual colleges Financial Aid websites discuss this in detail.
Both questions have readily available answers on easily found websites, look them up.Comment
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The NCAA sets minimums, you'd have to look at the NCAA website as I don't remember them off the top of my head, but most schools have their own standards, which of course are above the NCAA standards. Of course I'm assuming that you are asking about entrance numbers, not GPA's to remain a players once you are there.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
I also believe, but am not completely sure, that some conference set minimum standards for their member schools. I know Pac 12 schools have pretty high standards (of course Stanford's are really high).
Private schools, regardless of affiliation, can have very high standards so if you are interested in them, be sure to check. I know we ran into a girl during a tour of a school and she had an offer to Notre Dame and had to turn it down because she couldn't get in. I would recommend that you include grades and other academic information to the recruiting coordinator at your target schools so you are assured that your dk has the ability to get into the school. They will bend a bit for athletes, but from what I've heard, they don't bend a lot.Comment
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What's the best way to get recruited? College ID camps? Showcase tournaments with club team? NCSA?Comment
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Actually, avoid the local ECNL clubs. If you are considering ECNL, and it's a great way to go, find a team in Seattle or California that will take your dd on as a discovery player.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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I'm sure if I were a California ECNL team I'd jump all over the opportunity to take a player who wasn't playing for one of the local teams. Let's think of all the good reasons to take such a player . . . .Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Very simple if you have any doubt try the cheap approach first, then if that is not working and its not to late join the league where 95% of D1 schools recruit from. Discovery is an option for two kids at each age group, unless you waited to long and you dd is now u18.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
Better off focusing on academics over sports scholarships, unless your child is the next Alex Morgan. Parents be honest with yourself. Add all of the money you are putting into Soccer training, camps, traveling tournaments, hotels, etc, and you could have paid for your kids college.
What does your child want to study in college? Being realistic, medicine, science & engineering type fields will not be easy and will most likely require your child to go additional years to complete their degree, because they are so complicated. What is the chance the college that offers them a sports scholarship will be the best for their chosen field of study? Your field of study is setting you up for the rest of your life. For 99% of your children their high competitive sports will end in college. What about the rest of their life (26-65yrs old)?
You are better off choosing a college for your field of study, and then try for a scholarship for that specific college, or try walking on. Those who choose a sport and then settle for a degree that works with college sports schedule usually back fires.Comment
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What 18 year old actually knows what they what to do the rest if their life? Why not take advantage of getting their basics done where ever sports are then when sports are done move on with the rest of their life?Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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The piece of advice I would offer is don't get overly confident once you have an "offer". An offer is not an acceptance into a school. You still have to go through the whole application process. My Son had a friend who received an offer in his junior year, he than sat on his tail, grades slipped, and he just barely managed to get in to a school that supposedly was a sure thing.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
This is even harder for girls who may receive offers their Sophmore years.Comment
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I'd like to know where your 95% number comes from. Please list a credible source. Also, while D1 may make more offers to ECNL players, not all ECNL players will receive offers of any kind, much less from D1.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Find schools that have the program that your DD wants to study. Contact those coaches to get them to watch. Don't rely on showcases or scholarship salesmen.
The kid needs to do the work. The coaches see right through the emails that mom sends. Make the kid take the time to correspond with the coach. Go meet the coach, go watch their games in the fall, talk to the coaches after their games. Get in their office and get your face in front of them.
DO NOT RELY ON YOUR CLUB/ECNL COACH OR YOUR CLUB DOC TO DO ANYTHING FOR YOU!!!!. They will market the top two or three players on the team.Comment
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I believe this is what you are saying, but to be clear, to talk to the coaches you need to be on their campus. They can't talk to you off their campus. That said, you can call them.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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