Congratulations Ella !!! 🎉

Amazing Accomplishment Ella
MIT Softball! Congratulations!!!
An achievement in itself balancing out your dedication to your academics and athletic skills! Your perseverance has been acknowledged in this wonderful opportunity!
What an outstanding person you are!
A joy of a player/person to work with!
I thank you for all your effort and dedication and look forward to your continued success as you strive for your future goals!

I wish you all the best!
Turbo

Here is one of her skills videos.
couple years back...

Well done.

I'm eager to know if colleges like MIT (Ivy League, etc.) take a bit of emphasis off softball to let the girls handle the tough academics. Do you know if she has daily weight room stuff like a P5 program?

uncdrew said:

Well done.

I'm eager to know if colleges like MIT (Ivy League, etc.) take a bit of emphasis off softball to let the girls handle the tough academics. Do you know if she has daily weight room stuff like a P5 program?

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She will graduate high school and start MIT next year. I will try to remember to get feedback on this topic.

uncdrew said:

Well done.

I'm eager to know if colleges like MIT (Ivy League, etc.) take a bit of emphasis off softball to let the girls handle the tough academics. Do you know if she has daily weight room stuff like a P5 program?

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I can't speak to MIT which has different rules because they are D3 but my DD is currently a Soph at an Ivy and I can tell you they utilize the full complement of NCAA allotted practice time that is the same for all D1 schools including P5, they also utilize all the little tricks to push the envelope like practice starts when the coach shows up but you are expected to be warmed up including throwing before the coach arrives so in essence your practice time is really around 30 minutes longer than what is counted for allowable hours and there are a number of "optional" activities that don't count towards the hours but it is made clear that attendance is expected.

Despite all of that they do emphasize academics and structure the schedule to accommodate classes. Some of it comes down to just needing to put in more hours to balance the rigorous academics with athletic commitments.

uncdrew said:

Well done.

I'm eager to know if colleges like MIT (Ivy League, etc.) take a bit of emphasis off softball to let the girls handle the tough academics. Do you know if she has daily weight room stuff like a P5 program?

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I would assume MIT‘s softball requirements are just like any other schools’ in the NEWMAC conference which is D3. It is a competitive conference and MIT usually is near the top so I imagine they take softball as seriously as they can there. It also depends on the conference rules. Some conferences (like the NESCAC) do less in the fall compared to other D3 schools - but academic-wise, it is still very intense.

That's amazing. Can you share her academic stats? GPA, test scores, number of AP classes, etc?

Bernmoll said:

That's amazing. Can you share her academic stats? GPA, test scores, number of AP classes, etc?

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Thank you for sharing - impressive all around student athlete. Wishing her only the best for college and beyond!

Also going to say that I encourage people to take early SAT and ACT tests regardless if it is a college requirement or not.
They are a reference for colleges to see academic ability.
Basically colleges keep an eye on candidates that have a greater possibility of academic eligibility!


She also became a National Merit award winner.

RADcatcher said:

Also going to say that I encourage people to take early SAT and ACT tests regardless if it is a college requirement or not.
They are a reference for colleges to see academic ability. When Ella scored as high as she did as an 8th grader I took it upon myself to contact some different colleges to let them know there's a candidate on their way. This is something every family can do contacting colleges.
Basically colleges keep an eye on candidates that have a greater possibility of academic eligibility!


She also became a National Merit award winner.

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I’d say if the kid is a strong student and tests well, then go this route.

I would not encourage a kid to take it who has not taken Algebra 2 level math yet as this is included on the SAT.

I would also not generally recommend taking the SAT multiple times (meaning more than 3+ times) as sometimes this is frowned upon by some schools (do research here to learn more about it). Also see what the guidance counselor recommends.

Taking it once early as a gauge is fine - I’d say for athletes sophomore year is good, but they still absolutely should prepare for it.

Also keep in mind some schools want all score reports from all test dates while some only require the highest score reports from each section. Again, research what the schools your dd is interested in recommend or require.

ETA: A lot of schools now offer the PSAT 8/9 and 10 which corresponds to grade and also helps to gauge scores without taking the official SAT. This can help a student to prioritize areas of weakness in which they should apply more focus to study for the SAT.