What colleges could I play at with a bad GPA?

Question

Alright, I am 17 years old and I am a junior at a private school. I have a 2.5 GPA and am about the take the ACT. I am wondering what colleges I could possibly be accepted to.

So for, for the year, my scores have been:

- 81, 79, 83, 71, 85, 83, 75, 76, 77 and a 78.

I just recently took thrid place at my Wisconsin Badger South Conference tournament shooting a 75. My team took first place also.

I still have about 4 to 5 more events left to play, including sectional, regionals, and the State tournament for DII.

My team is a very big contenter for winning state.

*I also play in the Wisconsin PGA Junior Tour and have placed considerable well the past two years. I have won two tournaments for far with a 72, and a 68. I have aslo taken 4 place with a 73 cause I lost a score card playoff.

(I know more colleges focus on the summer tournaments, so that is why I am playing in about 15 this summer)*

So is there a college out there for me?

Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

My Handicap is around a 2 or 3. Not sure for certain. These are my begging rounds, like the start of the season. Since I live in Wisconsin, and my golf season is the the spring, I basically go over half the year without playing a single round of golf.

Once the summer hits, I usually average a 73 or 74. Or lower.

My highest is along the lines of about 81.

Answer 2

I know that Toledo (OH) will take people who got 18 on the ACT. Found that out from a friend.

Answer 3

Truthfully ? With a GPA of 2.5 unless the college is a golf factory which cares not for the golfer's mind but his golf game, you are not the best candidate. There are hundreds of colleges which have teams, are in strong leagues and turn out many of America's best golfers. Your golf credentials are acceptable. Your marks leave much to be desired.

Answer 4

I dunno man...as far a score wise, I have a close friend who went to Southwestern (Georgetown, TX) and he consistently shot high 70's with a 3.8 GPA. There would've been no way for him to make it onto a big school's team. On the other hand, I have a friend who has a 2.5 GPA at Texas A&M and he shoots around 71-73 and he can't even make the golf team.

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Honestly, as of this moment, community college or DIII at the best.  Your scores for the year would make it on a crappy cc team, so if your just looking for free golf, then thats an option.  But if you want to improve...

1. Study and score well on the ACT (try for a 30, but be happy with a 25, anthing less, take it AGAIN!)

2. Raise your GPA.  I go to public school (junior also) but I went to private school for k-8 and I gotta say, it cant be hard to get a 3.0.  But then again I don't know the difficulty of your classes/school and I'm a 4.2 student so I think everything's a breeze right?  (that was a joke.... haha okay)

3. Play in major tournaments, I'm sorry, but he Wisconson Junior PGA will not help unless you are playing in multiple round/day tournaments.  I know its expensive and a little late, but look into the AJGA (American Junior Golf Association), IGJT (International Junior Golf Tour), CJGA (Canadian Junior Golf Association), and the FCWT (Future Collegians World Tour).  

4. Sign up for US Junior Amateur qualifying if you can (You need an index of >6.4)

5. Try to find courses in your area that are long and difficult, over 6800 yards, over 71 course rating, over 125 slope.  This will help you prepare for college golf (generally 7000+, 73+, 130+ --- depending on the level of course)

6. LOOK INTO COLLEGES.   Go to collegeboard.com, the site for the SAT and stuff, and they have a whole college archive about grades, athletics, etc....  

Right now, I'm sure you could get on at a community college, and possibly a DIII and even a DII if you work hard at it.  

Try hard on the ACT, improve your GPA, and continue to work hard and prosper it golf.  As I said, you could definitely get on a team (up to DII if you impove), its up to your mind to make the commitment to both athletics and academics.

Good Luck

Answer 6

Unfortunately googie is right on here. Grades are pretty important. A dean/golf coach might be willing to look over a 2.8, but a 2.5??? That's pretty low. Your golf scores look great, unfortunately getting athletic scholarships is a package deal.

A lot of students aren't cut out for the structure of school. It really has nothing to do w/ your intelligence.

But......you never know give it a shot. Even playing at a JC will give you the experience you need. As I've heard before the experience you get in college is cheap, the experience you get on a mini tour is expensive.

Good luck!!!!

Answer 7

There are small state schools all over the country that will accept you as a student with a 2.5, they're just not top notch academic schools. If you're trying to get a golf scholarship, it's really not going to happen unless you do something stupendous before you graduate from high school.

Talk to your school counselor about what schools you could get into academically, and worry about golf later. Every school in the country with a golf program will let you walk on if you've got the talent, just don't expect to be teeing it up at Stanford anytime soon.

Answer 8

Look for small state schools that don't cost very much and have a golf program. Use student loans this first year and focus on academics and improving your golf game. If you can ace this freshman year and kill some golf you may be able to fish around for schools that will offer you scholarship money to play for them. Seriously, academics are as important as playing well. You can't be a part of a collegiate team on academic probation and that is a major concern. But if you execute a well thought out plan of attack you can easily turn everything around in one year. Besides that you are a Junior in high school. You only really need to kick A for your senior year. If colleges see your track record and it shows that you are now serious and taking adult resposibility you could easily be in. Just focus and execute a realistic plan. Just like golf.

Answer 9

With those scores you need to focus more on your grades then golf.   You best bet is a junior college.  Get your priorities in order, your future career is more important than golf.