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    Should she take a chance?

    Sorry Lenski, my bad. Good luck to your daughter with her plans. I thought your daughter had not yet started college. I hope the OP might consider my post though...while college isn't purely about academics, potentially going to a school that covers material you mastered in middle school is...
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    Should she take a chance?

    In some ways, interest in a program offered by a limited number of schools makes the college search process easier. I found a list of schools that offer Respiratory Therapy degrees. Many are JUCO/CC that offer an AS, then there are some four year schools. I assume Lenski's DD plans to start...
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    ACT Timing?

    Coaches are not expecting an ACT or SAT score from an 8th grader. However, if you think she'll do well (for an 8th grader) then it doesn't hurt to give it a try. Colleges don't require you to report scores from tests taken prior to 9th grade. The College Board wipes out SAT scores every...
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    recruiting

    I think you have asked the same question on College Confidential. I don't have an account there, though I am always reading CC. You need to answer the questions over there to get some more info from those folks. As others have said, you need to consider where she would like to attend school...
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    HS teachers against student athletes...

    You need to intervene. This is not a helicopter parent case - it is a power-hungry unreasonable teacher. If the teacher does not have the test ready early, there are two choices: 1) give the test Monday and score it quickly to turn in the grade on time (at least in our HS, there are days to a...
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    GPA / ACT Scores

    Google NCAA minimum ACT GPA. I didn't check to make sure they were the most recent requirements, but DI appears to be sliding - GPA of 3.550+ requires total ACT of 37, down to GPA of 2.0 and total ACT of 86. ACT is total of the four sections, so a 37 equates to an average of 9-10 on each...
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    College Recruiting Strategy - Thoughts?

    Yes, my 2016 (also referred to as middle kid) is a softball player. She has somewhat pursued the recruiting process, though playing in college is not the top priority for her. She has applied to 9 schools, 3 of which are D3. She has had contact with the coaches at the 3 D3 schools. She met...
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    College Recruiting Strategy - Thoughts?

    Congrats to your DD! Great to have that 99th percentile score as a 10th grader - she can focus on other stuff in 11th and 12th (stuff that is more enjoyable than standardized testing, which is pretty much anything else).
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    College Recruiting Strategy - Thoughts?

    Middle kid went to Pennsbury at end of 10th grade and got interest from a few D3 schools, but not much (and most of that interest probably came from the SAT score). I don't know where you live, but if it is not near the Philadelphia area, I would visit some schools when she attends Pennsbury...
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    Are too many making a mistake to play college softball?

    Riseball, it means that my kids are not stud athletes. If they were, I think softball might drive their college choice. Just as if they were studs at dance, a musical instrument, a particular academic area, etc., that might influence their college choice. They might go where they could pursue...
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    Are too many making a mistake to play college softball?

    Since mine are D3 material, not DI, perhaps the decision to go for academics over softball is an easy one. While I agree with the OP that most players could gain admission to more schools from the academic angle than from softball, I don't see that many truly good students in team sports such as...
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    Response Rate and Degrees of Interest from College Coaches

    My older two attended Pennsbury Academic Recruiting Camp - eldest after junior year and middle kid after sophomore and junior year. Middle kid took the SAT as a sophomore, so she had a score that the coaches saw. She did receive interest from a couple of coaches after sophomore year at...
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    Verbal Commit last year, now other schools are expressing interest. What to do?

    I like the Shrek quote...you need to investigate her options before making any decisions. I think I know which school she verballed to, and if that is correct, then figuring out the cross-town rivals is pretty easy. If finances are a concern, then delve into the athletic and academic dollars...
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    Headfirst Honor Roll Camp and / or Northeast Academic Camp at Pennsbury

    Either one, SAT or ACT. My kids tried both and the scores were basically equivalent. They sent both to colleges since both were good. We are in an SAT area. Eldest took the SAT twice, the middle kid took it three times. Both took the ACT just once. They thought the ACT was easier to score...
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    Headfirst Honor Roll Camp and / or Northeast Academic Camp at Pennsbury

    We thought about sending my 2016 to a Headfirst camp, but it seemed expensive. I'm not sure of the academic requirements, but she started receiving the "invites" for these camps after attending a specific college camp, and the first "invite" implied they got her name from a college coach...
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