Will Ambles be academically eligible?

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KoachKrab127

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I heard he only got an 18 on his ACT and has a 2.9 GPA. Is that good enough to play football? I don't know what the cut-off is.
 
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While those numbers don't sound great, he's done more than enough to qualify.
 
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i think a 2.9 is pretty good in the realm of football recruiting

and i have heard that an 18 is what you need to get in, but if he needs more, im sure he could raise it a few points. 20 would probably be more than enough
 
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I'm pretty sure you can get in with a 2.0 if you have an 18. I'm not positive though. He's in easily though
 
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bburger991 said:
I'm pretty sure you can get in with a 2.0 if you have an 18. I'm not positive though. He's in easily though
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Cool. I thought you had to have at least a 2.5 GPA. So I thought he was okay as far as GPA was concerned, but I wasn't sure about the ACT score. I thought the cutoff might've been 20. Thanks for that.
 
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KoachKrab127 said:
Cool. I thought you had to have at least a 2.5 GPA. So I thought he was okay as far as GPA was concerned, but I wasn't sure about the ACT score. I thought the cutoff might've been 20. Thanks for that.
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Every team in the country would have talent comparable to Vanderbilt if players had to score a 20 on the ACT to qualify.
 
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Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled that our admissions standards are so relaxed for athletes. But it's pretty strange when people are positive that an 18 and a 2.9 will send a football recruit straight through admissions, yet he wouldn't have a snowball's chance in hell as a regular, in-state student. UT's scores were up to an average of 26.6/3.66 in 2008, and I'm sure that those stats rose again for '09.

FactBook 2009

Either way, I'm glad we find a way to let the talented players in...
 
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Here is a link to the NCAA sliding scale. The core GPA is what they look at from core classes. The test scores are affected based on the GPA. The ACT consists of four tests: English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science. The score range for each of the four tests is 1 – 36. The composite score, as reported by ACT, is the average of the four test scores earned during a single test administration, rounded to the nearest whole number. So a ACT of a 18 is basically a 72 for overall score. So a student only needs a composite score of 10 to qualify for NCAA Div I. The composite score is what is on sites like Rivals. Eddie Lacy had a 13 composite score so he had a 52 total sum score for the ACT. The other thing is unversities can do a combined score. Lets say a student gets a 10 on two parts of the test the first time but maybe only a six on the other two parts. Well the student can now take the test again and only study for the two parts they did bad on. The 2nd time they got a 10 on both the bad parts but only got a 7 on the two they had 10s on before. The NCAA Clearing House will allow the student to combine the four best scores from every test they take so hence now the student has a composite score of 10 and an overall score of 40 and they qualify with that part.

https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/hs/d1_standards.pdf

Now with that said Ambles has a overall ACT score of 72 so according to the sliding scale his GPA in core classes only needs to be a 2.375
 
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TideWarrior said:
Here is a link to the NCAA sliding scale. The core GPA is what they look at from core classes. The test scores are affected based on the GPA. The ACT consists of four tests: English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science. The score range for each of the four tests is 1 – 36. The composite score, as reported by ACT, is the average of the four test scores earned during a single test administration, rounded to the nearest whole number. So a ACT of a 18 is basically a 72 for overall score. So a student only needs a composite score of 10 to qualify for NCAA Div I. The composite score is what is on sites like Rivals. Eddie Lacy had a 13 composite score so he had a 52 total sum score for the ACT. The other thing is unversities can do a combined score. Lets say a student gets a 10 on two parts of the test the first time but maybe only a six on the other two parts. Well the student can now take the test again and only study for the two parts they did bad on. The 2nd time they got a 10 on both the bad parts but only got a 7 on the two they had 10s on before. The NCAA Clearing House will allow the student to combine the four best scores from every test they take so hence now the student has a composite score of 10 and an overall score of 40 and they qualify with that part.

https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/hs/d1_standards.pdf

Now with that said Ambles has a overall ACT score of 72 so according to the sliding scale his GPA in core classes only needs to be a 2.375
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If the best someone can do is a composite score of 10 then they don't even deserve consideration for a scholarship. I know the GPA requirements for that score being 3.55 would keep anyone with a score that low from getting in but still! I would have got a 10 with a blindfold on and my hands tied behind my back so I couldn't fill in the answer bubbles! My brother got a 13 composite when he was 13! Good to hear that Ambles will qualify without a problem though. We'll need him, Milton and Prater! :rock:
 
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I have actually noticed that a lot of the guys UT is recruiting and has committed are planning on enrolling early. That is a great way to jump start a class.

Smart. Very smart.

And Ambles will qualify easily.
 
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I had a low gpa and scored a 16 twice and a 15 once on the ACT:eek:, and had to go to junior college to get in to MTSU. That being said, I now have a masters degree and work at a university, so it just goes to show some people (me) don't do well on those type of test. I think that is a perfectly fine score for him to get into school and I'm sure he'll do well.
 
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He hasn't even started his senior year of HS yet... so I'm sure he'll take it again, and hopefully improve - although it sounds like his scores won't be an issue.
 
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SGMVols said:
While those numbers don't sound great, he's done more than enough to qualify.
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I don't know how someone get get a GPA under three. I'm not trying to be mean but i know people who get a 3.5 GPA at a private school w/ "higher" education that are average smart and don't even try.
 
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zjcvols said:
I don't know how someone get get a GPA under three. I'm not trying to be mean but i know people who get a 3.5 GPA at a private school w/ "higher" education that are average smart and don't even try.
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I have a 3.0 at ooltewah which is a joke academically
 
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It is astounding to me that some of these kids score 18 or lower on their ACT.

I took the ACT in 7th grade and didn't even know the math section and scored an 18 with just the verbal + estimated guessing on the math sections.

Sometimes I wonder if they even really try.
 
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I got into UT pretty easily with a 2.9 GPA and 29 ACT. Of course I also went to arguably the best highschool in the state. Either way, Ambles has average grades for an athlete and more than enough to qualify. Hell Eddie Lacy got into bama with what a 13 ACT?
 
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sMi.Spite said:
It is astounding to me that some of these kids score 18 or lower on their ACT.

I took the ACT in 7th grade and didn't even know the math section and scored an 18 with just the verbal + estimated guessing on the math sections.

Sometimes I wonder if they even really try.
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The ACT doesn't have a verbal section..well at least it didn't when I took it last year.
 
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