Athletic Recruitment at HYPSM

Athletic Recruits
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<p>I'm a rising junior with a 3.8 GPA at the moment and I'm a track athlete. I'd love to run for a D1 school and have the grades and perhaps some ECs for it. I've received a letter from one D1 school at the end of sophomore year (although j don't think they're allowed to contact me until junior year). How does the athletic recruitment work? These are my times at the end of sophomore year. Any input is appreciated.
200m: 22.3<br>
300m: 35.4
400m: 49.9
600m: 1:24
800m: 1:57.8</p>

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<p>There is a athletic recruit section of the forum, don’t know how busy it is. Best bet is likely if your coach has experience with that.
<a href=“Athletic Recruits - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/athletic-recruits/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Well HYP are technichally Div. 1 but on a different level then Stanford. In football for example Stanford is FBS and HYP are FCS. In track they are all Div. 1 but as I said Stanford is on a different level. MIT is Div. 3 and totally different. Ivy leagues do NOT have athletic scholarships in any sport. You mention gpa…is that unweighted I assume? Also you would need to factor in your ACT/SAT scores to see where you fall on the AI. The lower your AI the better you have to be athletically to be considered.</p>

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<p><a href=“Academic Index Calculator 2016 - Tier One Athletics”>http://www.tier1athletics.org/2012/10/01/academic-index-calculator-2012/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Yes I forgot to exclude MIT and would a moderator be able to transfer the thread?</p>

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<p>Each school you’re interested in has an athletics website that is easy to Google. Go to the track team stats and see how you compare to some of their times. I’d guess you’re in the ball park for D3 schools and not terribly far off for the Ivies with your current times, but those athletic websites will give you the best idea of what the guys on those teams are doing.</p>

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<p>My two cents…</p>

<p>1) Figure out where your athletic talents would be valued…doubtful has suggested googling track times at some schools. That is a good start to figuring out which college or coach may want you. You need to be “fishing in the right pond”. Too often recruits and their families are fishing in the wrong pond and they end up wasting time and money</p>

<p>2) Figure out what you want to study in college, and what you want to do after college. College athletics is great if you are fortunate enough to get an opportunity to play. It is extremely difficult to make a starting team at any college level and remain healthy for 4 years.</p>

<p>3) Look at the intersection of 1) and 2) and start with those schools…don’t limit yourself to HYPSM or other abbreviations. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>It seems my 400m time is two seconds short and 800m is five seconds off of times that’d make it a lot easier to be offered a scholarship. However, I have next year to shave off some time off my respective events. </p>

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<p>Your 400 would put you 13th out of 17 in the Ivy Conference championships (Heps). Not bad for a HS soph. No scholarships in the Ivy League, of course. Also, be aware, track scholarships - esp for men - tend to be smaller partials. (12.6 scholarships to cover the whole track and xc roster).</p>

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<p>I’m hoping improving my running form and down start will help with the 400m I’m feeling confident for sub 1:55 this indoor for the 800m.</p>