08-20-2013, 06:46 AM
At least based on my experience, the myth that Northwestern has super high academic requirements for its football players is just that.
They showed a little interest (with little being the key operative word here) in my son a few years ago and we were told that they would like a recruit to have a two part SAT of 1,000 or more. It wasn't a hard and fast requirement, though. So unless they have significantly tightened things up in the last few years, I tend to think their requirements in football are similar to Duke's in basketball. Much more sizzle than steak.
They showed a little interest (with little being the key operative word here) in my son a few years ago and we were told that they would like a recruit to have a two part SAT of 1,000 or more. It wasn't a hard and fast requirement, though. So unless they have significantly tightened things up in the last few years, I tend to think their requirements in football are similar to Duke's in basketball. Much more sizzle than steak.