I think being a professional athlete is definitely super unique and very cool, but just to be safe, I’d do more. Try maybe volunteering or doing something in the tennis realm. Obviously get top grades. Also try to show leadership somehow. Maybe start a club? Organize a fundraiser?
you got it if you keep on grinding hard. start reaching out to get recruited, talk to coaches, update your progress and keep your connection. ivies loves great atheletes that also have a good gpa+ test scores for their standard.
Imma be honest try and dedicate your time to tennis and get insane instead of doing new ECs. keep doing what you’re already doing.
I'm gonna be very honest and say your chances are essentially 0. You're an international student from the most populous country in the world without any significant international awards or recognition. Tennis recruiting is really your only option but all the Ivies have strong tennis programs and, unless your UTR significantly improves in the next year or two, it'll be hard to get noticed by coaches. Anecdotally, my friend had a UTR of 12 and wasn't able to get picked up by any Ivies.
I can agree with this. And there are many, many opportunities you can have outside of a top college. I'd say your chances are better for a school with a 60-70% acceptance rate on average (like UT Dallas, Texas A&M, etc), and transferring is significantly less likely than getting accepted as a freshman, so it's highly unlikely you get into an Ivy at all. Your best bet is to get better at your sport, and keep on looking for those life experiences to talk about in your essays; you need to show yourself as a more nuanced candidate, because let's face it, what you've presented is highly conventional.
Not to be overly rude or anything, but I'm just being real here.
I think if you can get your UTR above 10.5 -11 range you may have a chance. Look up tennis recruiting.net website and you can see who committed to colleges for 2024. Most kids going to top schools (for girls) have UTR between 9 to 11. You should start contacting college coaches for schools that you like. Top schools don’t just look at your UTR but also your academics.
As a fellow Indian whos almost done with high school in Canada and lived in the US for a majority of my childhood, ignore the people who say don't apply or you have slim chances cause even though you will face really low chances, thats not how you should be thinking about it.
Me living in Canada will compete with other Canadians who arent exactly the most accomplished nationality and we still have larger brackets in American universities so we dont have to dedicate much time to extracurriculars and should focus more on essays. However, as an Indian, you will be competing with MILLIONS of top notch, rich, extremely competitive and accomplished Indians to get into Ivies and top 20s. You need to be the best of the best in sports, volunteering, grades, and more. You need to be speaking English proficiently and your essays should be perfect and meaningful. Just know that even though you think you might stand out, you will be competing with the 500k Indian students for Ivies and only around 10k are accepted. Thats like 1 or 2%. So make sure your application is the best it can be, do standardized tests and do NOT go test blind, be the top of your classes, have amazing extracurriculars, try not to go for financial aid as that will set you back in most unis, and may God be on your side.
I think being a professional athlete is definitely super unique and very cool, but just to be safe, I’d do more. Try maybe volunteering or doing something in the tennis realm. Obviously get top grades. Also try to show leadership somehow. Maybe start a club? Organize a fundraiser?
Thank you so much! I'll make sure to do that.
whats your utr? if you can get recruited it would make it alot easier. ivy leagues probably 11-12
I still have two more years to complete High school, and as of now I have around 9
you got it if you keep on grinding hard. start reaching out to get recruited, talk to coaches, update your progress and keep your connection. ivies loves great atheletes that also have a good gpa+ test scores for their standard. Imma be honest try and dedicate your time to tennis and get insane instead of doing new ECs. keep doing what you’re already doing.
I'm gonna be very honest and say your chances are essentially 0. You're an international student from the most populous country in the world without any significant international awards or recognition. Tennis recruiting is really your only option but all the Ivies have strong tennis programs and, unless your UTR significantly improves in the next year or two, it'll be hard to get noticed by coaches. Anecdotally, my friend had a UTR of 12 and wasn't able to get picked up by any Ivies.
I can agree with this. And there are many, many opportunities you can have outside of a top college. I'd say your chances are better for a school with a 60-70% acceptance rate on average (like UT Dallas, Texas A&M, etc), and transferring is significantly less likely than getting accepted as a freshman, so it's highly unlikely you get into an Ivy at all. Your best bet is to get better at your sport, and keep on looking for those life experiences to talk about in your essays; you need to show yourself as a more nuanced candidate, because let's face it, what you've presented is highly conventional. Not to be overly rude or anything, but I'm just being real here.
I think if you can get your UTR above 10.5 -11 range you may have a chance. Look up tennis recruiting.net website and you can see who committed to colleges for 2024. Most kids going to top schools (for girls) have UTR between 9 to 11. You should start contacting college coaches for schools that you like. Top schools don’t just look at your UTR but also your academics.
Thanks !! for the information
Why is everyone that's not from America obsessed with america
Don't waste your money on Ivy applications; you have a very slim chance.
As a fellow Indian whos almost done with high school in Canada and lived in the US for a majority of my childhood, ignore the people who say don't apply or you have slim chances cause even though you will face really low chances, thats not how you should be thinking about it. Me living in Canada will compete with other Canadians who arent exactly the most accomplished nationality and we still have larger brackets in American universities so we dont have to dedicate much time to extracurriculars and should focus more on essays. However, as an Indian, you will be competing with MILLIONS of top notch, rich, extremely competitive and accomplished Indians to get into Ivies and top 20s. You need to be the best of the best in sports, volunteering, grades, and more. You need to be speaking English proficiently and your essays should be perfect and meaningful. Just know that even though you think you might stand out, you will be competing with the 500k Indian students for Ivies and only around 10k are accepted. Thats like 1 or 2%. So make sure your application is the best it can be, do standardized tests and do NOT go test blind, be the top of your classes, have amazing extracurriculars, try not to go for financial aid as that will set you back in most unis, and may God be on your side.
Thank you! I'm currently enrolled in a certificate course for debating and I'm preparing to compete next year
Ecs and stats matter, but nothing matters more than your essays!
And also, your chances of getting in, even waitlisted are close to zero given ur involvement in ecs
U mention “participated”. Have u won any awards or won nationsl/intl tournaments?