Ben,
I can't thank you enough for all that, thats the most extensive description of the college process I have heard from ANYONE, and I appreciate you taking the time to write all that. I will certainly take all that to heart as I continue the process.
So here's my side of things:
I'm a high school junior, at a very good high school in North Carolina.
I just took my SAT's, and got a 2020. I'm considering retaking it to up my math score, as I got in the 80's as far as percentile, with everything else in the 90's.
I feel fairly confident that those SAT scores are decent enough to at least get me a shot at the places i'm interested in.
My one problem may be class rank/gpa. I'm very high, but not going to be top in my class. I tend to get bored in classes and have gotten a B or two as a result. I'm not proud of it, but its in the past now.
For schools, I'm really hoping to get into Duke, and manage for their team. My coach in school is good friends with Kryzewski, and is going to introduce us this summer. If that is actually an option I can't see myself turning that down, the networking potential is outrageous.
Other schools i'm considering are Wake Forest, Davidson (yes, i was thinking about them BEFORE the tournament run), and perhaps somewhere in New England, although my research so far has been in state.
I've gotten the usual form letters from lots of good schools, so i'm keeping my options open with schools like Vanderbilt, Temple, Clemson, etc. etc.
As some of you have probably gathered, my goal is to be a GM. It's been my dream since I job shadowed Rick Sund in the 8th grade, and I'm very dedicated to reaching that goal.
So thoughts on where I should be headed? With such a close knit forum here, i'm willing to talk in pretty close detail, as I trust the judgment of most people here (to the extent that one trusts the denizens of a message board
)
Looking around, I may be one of the youngest here. With that in mind, i'd really like the input of all those either in school, or graduated, or those reformed members of the counter culture.
Again, thanks Ben, and I look forward to any words of wisdom you all have.