Do sports help at all with the admissions process at MIT?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Hey guys, I had a question about MIT.</p>

<p>It would definitely be a school that I would like to go to, but I know that my GPA etc. are pretty low for a school of this caliber. To give some stats:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.5 unweighted/4.0 weighted (only 10th and 11th grade) --> HUGE, HUGE upward trend however</p>

<p>Counting freshman year my unweighted would be 3.57 (10th grade was a really really bad year..) </p>

<p>AP classes taken:</p>

<p>AP Physics - 5
AP US History - 5
AP Calculus B/C - 5</p>

<p>AP Chemistry - 4
AP Gov/Econ - 5
AP Statistics - 5</p>

<p>SAT: 2210 (again, I feel this is low for a school like MIT)
SAT 2s: Math - 750, Physics - 750</p>

<p>Clubs:</p>

<ul>
<li>small club I was an officer of - 3-4 years</li>
<li>Math and Science club - 2 years</li>
<li>Physics and Astronomy club - 2 years</li>
<li>editor of a magazine (for a non profit organization)</li>
</ul>

<p>The problem is that my sophomore year was really, really bad (I actually ended up getting a few Cs... =/). Junior year had a huge upward trend though. </p>

<p>So I was wondering.. do sports help at all with the admissions process at MIT then? I run cross country/track, and I'm pretty sure my PRs would be able to get me onto any D3 school. I would also like to continue running in college; would being able to run on the team/contribute in that way help at all with the admissions process (as a buffer for the grades..)? Has anyone had any experience with sports, etc.? Thanks a lot.</p>

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<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/557522-recruited-athletes.html?highlight=athlete%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/557522-recruited-athletes.html?highlight=athlete&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>That is all.</p>

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<p>What are your times? If you're planning on being recruited DIII, I'd guess you would need (look at your particular event(s), you don't need to be both a star 800m and 3200m guy):</p>

<p>400: 50
800: 1:58
1600: 4:25
3200: 9:30
3 miles: 15:20
5k: 15:40</p>

<p>These are just my estimates. They might be a little high, but this is college athletics. In any event, the MIT track/XC team isn't exactly UCLA, so athletics will be a plus to your app.</p>

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<p>Sorry, I re-visted this thread and I'm guessing you're a girl. All the times I gave were for guys.</p>

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<p>If you play sports, that will be a good thing since it shows you have balance.
If you're a recruited athlete, that will count as much as any other major EC.
If you're like a national champion of something, that could be a hook.</p>

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<p>Yes, sports help you to get into MIT. But be aware that MIT does not offer any athletic scholarships of any kind.</p>