Top 22 Recruiting Myths College Prospects Need to Know 20 - Bad grades won’t matter if your talent is good enough Part of this statement is true. The best skilled athletes always attract the most attention from college coaches. The problem is that a coach must look at the athlete’s transcript, GPA and SAT/ACT scores. The coach will have to see how these match up with the school’s minimal requirements. If the athlete does not meet the requirements, the coach will be forced to drop the athlete from their recruiting list, even if the athlete would be a tremendous asset to the team. Recruiting athletes can be expensive for coaches and schools. Most coaches won’t invest their time and money recruiting an athlete who is not going to be admitted into their school, or is going to fail out or become academically ineligible. If you don’t have a 3.0 GPA or higher, over 50% of NCAA DI programs won’t be able to get you past the admissions office. Grades are becoming the single most important factor in recruiting. Admissions and administration offices are putting more pressure on athletic departments to recruit athletes that succeed once they get into school. Sure you may be ‘eligible’ to be recruited as a D1 athlete with a 2.3 Core GPA, 820 M/V SAT, or 17 ACT, but unless you are a top blue chip athlete, not many schools are going to recruit you.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 04:30:10 +0000
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