Sounds like Randall won't be a Duck

[woundedknees]

Even should Randall qualify, there should be heavy emphasis on taking full advantage of the Jacqua Center, and a probable RS to get him a solid footing in the classroom.

[buckmarkduck]

From what I've hears Randall did worse on his SAT than Bigalow, and really I didn't think you could do worse than what he did.

[lukeyrid13]

From what I've hears Randall did worse on his SAT than Bigalow, and really I didn't think you could do worse than what he did.

Did Bigelow not qualify either?

[ncduck]

I heard he took the ACT and not the SAT. Maybe it's lower because he didn't take it.

[buckmarkduck]

I know in Dec Bigs had a SAT score of 580, but I'm sure he will re-take it.

[woundedknees]

Bigelow sports a 3.3 GPA... If he fails to get a qualifying SAT or ACT, it's ridiculous.

[buckmarkduck]

In HS if you show up and turn in your homework you get a 3.0 It's not that hard.

[ducklovinlady]

In HS if you show up and turn in your homework you get a 3.0 It's not that hard.

My husband told me that several of his teachers only required the students to show up, which I thought was awful. He didn't go to a very good high school- obviously.

What is a qualifying SAT score? Thank goodness I'm past this point in my life. I'm not sure my brain could handle a 4 hour test anymore!

[woundedknees]

Back when I took the SAT, I was disappointed in myself for only scoring 1100 (I somehow got the exact same score on both portions of the exam), out of a possible 1400 (Max at the time). That was considered above the 90th percentile of scores.

I can't imagine what I would have had to do to score below 800 back then, let alone now.

FYI. according to the NCAA Eligibility center, assuming Bigelow has a legit Core GPA of 3.3, he would only need to score 500 to qualify.

https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter ... ndards.pdf

"NCAA Division I requires 16 core courses as of August 1, 2008. This rule applies to any student first
entering any Division I college or university on or after August 1, 2008. See the chart below for the breakdown
of this 16 core-course requirement"

"Division I has a sliding scale for test score and grade-point average."

GPA SAT ACT
Verbal and Math ONLY
3.550 & above 400 37
3.525 410 38
3.500 420 39
3.475 430 40
3.450 440 41
3.425 450 41
3.400 460 42
3.375 470 42
3.350 480 43
3.325 490 44
3.300 500 44
3.275 510 45
3.250 520 46
3.225 530 46
3.200 540 47
3.175 550 47
3.150 560 48
3.125 570 49
3.100 580 49
3.075 590 50
3.050 600 50
3.025 610 51
3.000 620 52
2.975 630 52
2.950 640 53
2.925 650 53
2.900 660 54
2.875 670 55
2.850 680 56
2.825 690 56
2.800 700 57
2.775 710 58
2.750 720 59
2.725 730 59
2.700 730 60
2.675 740-750 61
2.650 760 62
2.625 770 63
2.600 780 64
2.575 790 65
2.550 800 66
2.525 810 67
2.500 820 68
2.475 830 69
2.450 840-850 70
2.425 860 70
2.400 860 71
2.375 870 72
2.350 880 73
2.325 890 74
2.300 900 75

http://florida.scout.com/a.z?s=168&p=8&c=1&nid=4606600

Randall plans on majoring in business management and reports a 2.7 core GPA and and a 19 ACT, which he plans on retaking.

[greenyellow]

On that scale, I could have easily just marked "C" on the whole test and been eligible for the college.

[uostudent]

From what I've hears Randall did worse on his SAT than Bigalow, and really I didn't think you could do worse than what he did.

I doubt that. Randall scored a 19 on the ACT his first time (which is equivalent to a 920-950 on the SAT). The problem is that Randall's grades really plummeted after he transferred to a more rigorous high school. I've heard that his grades are anywhere between a 2.1-2.3. If he had a 2.5+, he would have qualified.

To be safe, I think Randall is going to need to score a 21 on the ACT to qualify (1000-1030 on the SAT). That definitely seems doable if he studies.

[goducks75]

From what I've hears Randall did worse on his SAT than Bigalow, and really I didn't think you could do worse than what he did.

I doubt that. Randall scored a 19 on the ACT his first time (which is equivalent to a 920-950 on the SAT). The problem is that Randall's grades really plummeted after he transferred to a more rigorous high school. I've heard that his grades are anywhere between a 2.1-2.3. If he had a 2.5+, he would have qualified.

To be safe, I think Randall is going to need to score a 21 on the ACT to qualify (1000-1030 on the SAT). That definitely seems doable if he studies.

Sounds a lot like Myles Wade. He transferred to CC from Benson our senior year and his grades dipped. I mean I love that he decided to come back and that I had the opportunity to play on the same team as him again since he's one of my best friends but if he had stayed put at Benson he probably would have been a Duck right now. It's too bad too considering he still wishes his situation didn't go as it did the second time around but both parties have obviously moved on.

[ducklovinlady]

Thanks Wounded. I can't even remember what I got on my SATs. I know I qualified and graduated from college so I must have been ok. lol

It's kinda scary for me to think how students that struggle in high school will do in college, especially playing a sport. I graduated from high school with a 3.8 gpa and played softball in college (only 2 years). My first term I barely had a 2.0 because I did so poorly balancing my social life, fall practice schedule and academics- mostly just had a little too much fun. It was embarrassing and I had to have a gut check about what I needed to adjust to survive. Thankfully, I was able to work really hard and graduate from college with a 3.5. My parents nearly murdered me that first report card though.

No doubts they will have a good support system to help keep them eligible, but it's quite an adjustment. For those that were never really good students or had good study habits, I imagine it's even more difficult.

[Phalanx]

I'm not sure how old Wounded is, but the max was 1600 when I took it in the early 90's. I'm not sure how it works now, but 580 sounds like a score one could achieve by filling in bubbles randomly.

[goducks75]

I'm not sure how old Wounded is, but the max was 1600 when I took it in the early 90's. I'm not sure how it works now, but 580 sounds like a score one could achieve by filling in bubbles randomly.

Now it's a 2400 max (they added a writing section) but that grade scale the NCAA clearinghouse uses reflects just the math and reading sections (so pretty much out of the old 1600 scale). But yeah you could probably get a 580 just by filling in C the whole way. I got a 1600 on the new scale and a 1220 on the old scale with me being ill prepared and an awful test taker.