<p>Just wondering..I think I will atleast apply to see if I can get on the tennis team...of course, that's if I am lucky enough that MIT accepts me.</p>
<p>Actually, does anyone know the procedure on that: do you fill out some kind of supplement with the application or does MIT not recruit and you send in something after you get accepted/try out beginning of freshman year if you get accepted?</p>
<p>Well, MIT doesn’t recruit per se (which is to say: not like a division I school), but there’s a form you can fill out on the athletics site if you’re interested in playing, [url=<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/athletics/www/varsity.html]here[/url”>http://web.mit.edu/athletics/www/varsity.html]here[/url</a>]. If you’re interested in playing in college, you may as well fill out the form.</p>
<p>All of the varsity athletic teams have tryouts, but I’m not sure how they deal with informing students about them – fall athletes arrive early for orientation so they can begin tryouts.</p>
<p>I’m being recruited to play basketball and I’m wondering how much this helps my chance of admission.</p>
<p>I do well in school otherwise so it’s not like I’m just a superb athlete.</p>
<p>Class Rank: 1/80
ACT: 32 (36 math, 34 science) these are the 2 the coach said were the most important
SAT II: 800 Math II
APs: School only offers 2 and I’ve already taken 5 so I see this as a little bit of a hook
Bio - 5
Envi Sci - 5
Calc BC - 5
Macro - 5
Micro - 5</p>
<p>If anyone has any insight please let me know, thanks!</p>
<p>Have you asked the coach?</p>
<p>Hey littlemikey4,</p>
<p>I’m an incoming freshman this year who was recruited to play lacrosse at MIT. Although the admissions office states that they do not recruit, I got the sense that being an athlete was very beneficial to my application-more beneficial than they said it would be. </p>
<p>also, (although you probably know already) MIT requires two SATII’s- one in math and the other in science. </p>
<p>good luck!!</p>
<p>SailTheCurve - why do you get that impression?</p>
<p>Just watching what’s happened on these boards and elsewhere, along with absorbing what admissions has said, being an athlete is a plus to an application. There are lots of possible plusses one can have on an application.
To the OP - your scores are definitely fine, though realize that almost all MIT applicants are academically qualified. But you’ll never know until you apply.</p>
<p>I agree with sail the curve, who has first hand knowledge, and disagree with piper, who is repeating hearsay. Many recruited athletes also appear to be admitted EA as opposed to RD. I dont think it’s a coincidence.</p>
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<p>There is no evidence to support that MIT either “recruits” in the Ivy League sense or that there is an advantage to applying EA as an athlete. There is no SAT “discount” for athletes. MIT is Div III in most sports and does not aspire to become an athletic powerhouse. Last year was the first time in fity years that the basketball team got to the NCAA finals, mostly owing to a single star athlete (who also happens to be a star academic). </p>
<p>Even the discusion between the OP and the basketball coach makes it quite clear that the coach has no reserved slots that he can fill. He can only speculate as to what it will take to get a talented athlete admitted. He will send a recommendation to admissions and a strong recommendation may carry substantial weight everything else being equal. With many more qualified applicants that admissions, standing out is key. Athletic ability is certainly one way to stand out (among many others).</p>
<p>Alright, thanks everyone. And yep, I realize that my scores are going to be like everyone elses that’s why I’m checking it out to see if I can get a little bumb ahead that way, and also I’m taking the Bio and Chem SAT II in October.</p>
<p>I have a question, how hard is it to get recruited (I play tennis)? What do you have to do? I’m going to be a junior</p>
<p>I’ve been really confused with MIT and “recruiting”… I know a few people on the crew team, of which MIT is Division I, who claim they were recruited…but have no contractual obligation to continue playing the sport and are receiving no financial aid…so does this mean they got a little extra help in the admissions? I know there stats and I won’t say I wasn’t a little surprised they managed to get in EA…</p>
<p>Unless you know the student’s entire profile it is impossible to speculate on his admission based on stats such as SAT scores. </p>
<p>The MIT crew team is known to have some of the highest average GPA of any of the varsity teams and much higher than the average MIT student, even though they are Div I. The assertion that somehow they may be admitted based on lower academic standards simply does not hold. </p>
<p>[What</a> to Expect at MIT - MIT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE](<a href=“http://mitathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-crewlt/spec-rel/121907aaa.html]What”>http://mitathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-crewlt/spec-rel/121907aaa.html)</p>
<p>Unless students receive a sports scholarship, there is never a contractual obligation to play once admitted. That is true even at schools that DO recruit such as Harvard.</p>
<p>Being recruited will not “help” as much as you may believe. Unlike other schools, MIT does not recruit in the normal sense. If your academics are still sub-par, you will not be admitted.</p>
<p>Although we champion sports (formerly having the most varsity programs, before the cut this year due to financial concerns), we are an academic institution first and foremost. MIT also does not participate in affirmative action in the same manner as most other schools.</p>
<p>Sorry to burst your bubble. From experience, many teams at MIT are constituted heavily of walk-ons as opposed to recruits.</p>
<p>Still, I wish you the best of luck! Your credentials are quite good and you are as competitive as anyone else. If there’s one thing I can recommend, it would be to try to raise your ACT if possible. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>MIT is a Div III school except for crew (which is Div I). Since we do not “recruit”, anyone is welcome to tryout for a sport and many teams allow for “walkons”.</p>
<p>Considering your stats, I would think that as long as the basketball coach wants you, you should have no problem making MIT. Even at DIII schools, being an athlete is extremely advantageous.</p>
<p>I’m not sure why you guys are saying that MIT doesn’t recruit for sports…I myself am going to a showcase for a sport I play in August and MIT will be there, observing and making note of players they are interested in.</p>
<p>Sure, but that doesn’t mean it will give you a leg up in admissions like it will at some other schools. That’s what we mean by “recruit.”</p>
<p>I am confused on the term recruit.</p>
<p>Everytime I watch ESPN, I thought they usually use “recruit” to mean an automatic acceptance (as long as you meet the minimum academic requirements) to a school.</p>
<p>At other schools, coaches have much more sway with admissions than they do at schools like MIT. MIT recruits in the sense that they encourage smart, talented student-athletes to apply to MIT, and they can write letters of support arguing for a particular candidate’s admission. They cannot ensure that a particular candidate is admitted.</p>
<p>But MIT does not recruit by sending “likely letters” or other early confirmation to prospective student-athletes, and athletic talent alone will not get a student into MIT. In addition, recruitment has as much to do with academic talent as it does athletic talent – look at the form I linked in post #2; there’s much more space there for your academic resume than for your athletic resume.</p>
<p>Being an athlete can absolutely help you get into MIT. However, it doesn’t help more than being excellent at some other extracurricular activity helps.</p>
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<p>You may think so, but if that were true, MIT would have had a much better basketball team though the years. The coaches at MIT can only dream of having the pull of coaches at other Div III schools.</p>