<p>varsity captain
state playoff team
district champions
all-conference
maybe all-state team</p>
<p>how much does this help if the rest of my academics are strong? valedictorian and high sat's</p>
<p>I just want to know how much football will help if I have strong academics as well</p>
<p>It helps as much as any other time-consuming extracurricular activity that you enjoy and at which you excel.</p>
<p>WOW, varsity captain of football team, that truly counts a good amount.
I am the HEAD coach of my school's badminton team, but that is i think no way near to being a varsity captain of a school's football team.</p>
<p>how good are the sports at MIT</p>
<p>I play JV on the #1 regular season high school tennis team in my state (we were undefeated before losing in playoffs)...
We had like 5 nationally ranked players including 1 5 star recruit as freshman (rated my tennisrecruit)</p>
<p>I was wondering if (1) our tennis team could beat MIT's tennis team
(2) even though I played JV on my team (still a junior so next year still a chance...) would I have the opportunity to play on the MIT tennis team?
(3) I highly doubt this- but Does MIT recruit tennis and would they recruit someone like me (atleast as a walk-on)-I am ranked in state region in tennis and i also have big math awards so its not just purely tennis</p>
<p>How about for all sports in MIT (besides like canoeing)</p>
<p>MIT recruits in all sports, but recruitment means something different at MIT than it would at a division I school -- a coach's recommendation doesn't guarantee acceptance by any means. The recruitment forms are [url=<a href="http://web.mit.edu/athletics/www/varsity.html%5Dhere%5B/url">http://web.mit.edu/athletics/www/varsity.html]here[/url</a>]; you'll notice there's a lot more room for your academic resume than your athletic resume.</p>
<p>I don't personally know much about the tennis team, but the site is [url=<a href="http://mitathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/mit-m-tennis-body.html%5Dhere%5B/url">http://mitathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/mit-m-tennis-body.html]here[/url</a>]. Generally, MIT's teams are good within our conference, but not compared to a division I team, and MIT has a participatory rather than observatory sports culture -- more people play on varsity/club/IM teams than watch them. There's no canoeing team, but there are 38 other varsity teams, plus 30 club sports teams and innumerable intramural teams.</p>
<p>o wait not canoeing than, some guy said MIT had 1 D1 sport (thought it was canoeing) and the rest D3 or something</p>
<p>goalsetter: Speak directly with the coaching staff and have your coach speak with them too and send films. The coaching staffs perspective on where you stand and what they can do for you is what's important. Dont be too discouraged by some of what you read in the blogs. IMO there is a tendancy here to downplay the importance of athletics, and certainly its not DI or even the Ivies, AND you have to demonstrate that you can do the work, but EVERY situation and every applicant is different. Anecdotally, I have seen athletics help in admissions. In addition to the recommendation letter that the coaching staff can provide to admissions on your behalf, which is called a request to admit as I recall, they can be a good resource and sounding board for application issues generally. They cant get you in if you dont belong, but they can help in many ways. BTW, there's a new, state of the art, artificial surface on the field from what I hear. Good luck. What position do you play?</p>
<p>I've got a question. I'm a decent baseball player (4-year varsity, 2nd-team all conference sophomore and junior years, probably 1st team this year) and there's a chance I'd like to play at MIT if I get in. However, I'm not 100% sure I'd want to play. If I get a "request to admit" letter from the baseball coach does that in any way sort of force me to play if I get in?</p>
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o wait not canoeing than, some guy said MIT had 1 D1 sport
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That would be crew, not canoeing. </p>
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If I get a "request to admit" letter from the baseball coach does that in any way sort of force me to play if I get in?
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This is something called a verbal commitment. Though it isn't binding, conduct states that if you arrange with your coach for a letter of recommendation to be sent with the premises that you will attend, then you are expected to go if you get in. To do otherwise would just be unethical.</p>