<p>Having been recruited to play baseball at MIT this fall I know quite a bit about how baseball helps admissions at MIT. The manager of the baseball team submits a ranked list of 15 recruits to admissions who then give slightly more attention to these applications. The ranking is done in terms of both academic and athletic potential, a candidate with an SAT I Math score below 700 will not be put on this list. Baseball, and sports in general, do not make much of an impact on admissions decisions at MIT, compared to other schools of its caliber (with the exception of CalTech) MIT is much more stringent in their admissions policies for athletes.</p>