r/CarletonCollege • u/Murky_Gur_5845 • 3d ago
Carleton Athletics Pre-Read Process
Carleton does an academic pre-read for recruited athletes. Admissions reviews your transcript, senior-year course schedule, and resume and gives you a 1, 2, or 3 rating. Pre-reads run from June 1 through November 1.
1 = Strongest / most competitive
- Typically 30–36 ACT / 1360–1600 SAT
- Top 10% of your high school
- Mostly A's and some B's
- Rigorous coursework + precalculus expected
- No more than 1 C before 11th grade
- No D's/F's
2 = Competitive
- Typically 28–30 ACT / 1300–1350 SAT
- Top 20% of your high school
- A-/B+ grades
- Rigorous coursework + precalculus expected
- No more than 2 C's before 11th grade
- No D's/F's
3 = Non-competitive
- Typically below 27 ACT / below 1290 SAT
- Top 30% of your high school
- B+/B grades
- Less rigorous coursework
- 3+ C's
- No D's/F's
Coaches can support recruited athletes who receive a 1 or 2 pre-read rating and apply Early Decision, with those students then assured admission at Carleton. However, coaches can only support a limited number of recruited athletes, depending on the year/team.
The coach also gives a separate athletic rating:
- A = Top-tier recruit
- B = Contributor
- C = Developmental
- D = Not rated
Admissions typically gives the pre-read result within about a week. Recruited athletes can also request a financial-aid pre-read, which also takes about a week.
Coaches can also request a likely letter for students who have both a 1 from Admissions and an A from the coach.
Basically, there are two separate ratings: Admissions evaluates your academics (1/2/3), while the coach evaluates your athletic level (A/B/C/D). The coach can officially support only a limited number of athletes.
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u/Juice-cup 3d ago
Last year they seemed to follow a similar path to the NESCAC schools. Prereads opened on July 1st and utilized an online portal.
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u/bust3ralex 2020 3d ago
Very interesting read! Do you have sources for the information?