Academic hurdles of recruiting.

[Axl_sued_me]

Damon Benning retweeted this recently and this is pretty mind-blowing. Based on this, you cannot be a B student and think you qualify for a lot of schools.

 

[ColoradoHusk]

I have never seen that information. That is very interesting. Shows me that kids that are athletes need to be thinking of their grades as soon as they enter high school, and they need to take school seriously.

[Axl_sued_me]

I have always thought that 3.0's were GOOD.

[ColoradoHusk]

I have always thought that 3.0's were GOOD.

In high school, that is pretty average, and as you can see in the chart you showed, that would get the kid admitted to an average number of colleges.

[zoogs]

There's something clearly not right with that chart. If 4.0 = A average, there's not a chance that 6% of schools will find this disqualifying for recruitment. Or that almost 50% of schools will find a B average not good enough.

 

Without more information, it's hard to tell what exactly is wrong with it. I mean, the message is good; "get good grades." But if you're going to put out numbers, back it up.

[ScottyIce]

Some dude wrote that on a markerboard. Why is it considered legit?

[ColoradoHusk]

Some dude wrote that on a markerboard. Why is it considered legit?

The Twitter account from the OP appears to be from Mike Dixon who is an Admissions Advisor from Doane College. I would guess he knows a thing or two about college admissions. He probably just wrote that info on a white board in his office.

[Decked]

ACT scores also factor into that as well. I have a hard time believing that if you get a 25-30s ACT w/ a 3.0 only 50% of schools can recruit you. These are athletes. A lot of the standards are well...lowered because they play sports.

[Swiv3D]

Getting a B in high school was incredibly easy. Hell, getting an A in high school wasn't really all that hard. It's why most colleges care more about ACT and SAT scores.

[ColoradoHusk]

Yes, there are a multiple numbers (GPA, ACT/SAT scores, etc.) that colleges will look at when determining entrance requirements, and athletes (especially the top ones) are given lower standards than the average student.

[Axl_sued_me]

Yes, there are a multiple numbers (GPA, ACT/SAT scores, etc.) that colleges will look at when determining entrance requirements, and athletes (especially the top ones) are given lowerr standards than the average student.

 

But do non-athletes get "recruited"?

[ColoradoHusk]

 

Yes, there are a multiple numbers (GPA, ACT/SAT scores, etc.) that colleges will look at when determining entrance requirements, and athletes (especially the top ones) are given lowerr standards than the average student.

 

But do non-athletes get "recruited"?

 

The top students do.

[BigRedBuster]

I have no problem with individual schools setting their own entrance criteria and holding athletes to those standards.

 

And, yes...high level academic students get recruited heavily.

[zoogs]

Maybe a 3.0 is easier to obtain in high school than I remember it being. I mean, there has to be a pretty significant number of HS students who are at 3.0 or under, right? What percentile is it?

 

And the 51% figure is just hard to square. Nebraska's cutoff is surely way below that, given what we know about players who are recruited who are on the borderline. Nebraska is not atypical. Where does this 51% figure come from, and which schools aren't included in that?

[ColoradoHusk]

I have no problem with individual schools setting their own entrance criteria and holding athletes to those standards.

 

And, yes...high level academic students get recruited heavily.

I agree. The best high school students, whether they are athletic or academic standout are going to be heavily recruited by colleges.