Athletic admission for a runner? possible?

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<p>I am a quite good long-run runner in my country winning several competitions.</p>

<p>And my HS grades aren't bad.</p>

<p>SAT 2000, average gpa of 3.8 (IB with 4 HL)</p>

<p>I recently read books about how to get in to ivy leagues, and found out some athletics with</p>

<p>ridiculous GPA get accepted. (and mine isn't that bad)</p>

<p>I would have been really happy if I were a stellar soccer/basketball/football player but </p>

<p>running stuffs like cross country, marathon, track and field in my country are considered as </p>

<p>BORING and MINOR.</p>

<p>And expect the same in U.S.</p>

<p>Which means I have less possibility of getting athletic quota in admission.</p>

<p>Am I wrong?</p>

<p>I don't have stellar ECs or passion in specific area of study, so I think running is my only </p>

<p>shot.</p>

<p>plz post ur personal opinions.</p>

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<p>Well, many people here think running distance is boring too. But, universities still need good athletes to fill their teams and it sounds like you are very good. Check out the athletic recruits forum on College Confidential (under specialty admissions) for more information. Other people have already asked questions very similar to yours.</p>

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<p>My friend got in for track.
He ran a 1:48 800m, it was the fastest time in the country for a bit.</p>

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<p>What are your best times in track races? If they are competitive for big-time Div. 1 track or cross country, it may well give you a significant boost for admission to Stanford. Stanford takes its running very seriously. </p>

<p>My nephew was a 4:10 miler in high school and won some big races. He got recruited and offered a scholarship to Stanford even though his GPA was only about 3.6-3.7 (I don’t recall the exact number). In the end he chose another school though. </p>

<p>If you have run some hot times and have official results to prove it, contact the Stanford coaches.</p>

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<p>As others have said the good thing about running is that you can easily compare your results to Stanford’s team, Ivy League teams, etc. Of all the sports it’s probably the easiest (along with swimming, and probably a few other timed things) to know if you’re at that level. </p>

<p>In the US students get scholarships all the time for running. And if you’re a girl there are probably more scholarships available to you! A scholarship to run at Stanford and a 3.8 GPA and a good TOEFL score will almost guarantee your admission- if not at Stanford then definitely at a school like USC. </p>

<p>Anyways check your times, hopefully things work out! Although running may be minor in the US, there are still scholarships for it and you get a lot of the same privileges as football players.</p>

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<p>Looking at the NCAA championship results for cross-country, you might want to contact the coaches if you can make somewhat under 40 minutes for 10km XC. The slowest Stanford runner clocked in at 34:20.1 in that race.</p>

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<p>^^It’s much better to look at track times rather XC times to assess your talent, since XC courses are much more variable.</p>

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<p>Im a distance runner too, and I know you need at slowest a 4:15 for freshman admit, probably a 4:10 if you are a transfer.</p>