<p>hello, I'm a male sophomore, running track and cross country, and i am hoping to be recruited to run at either Dartmouth, Brown, or Yale. here's my general profile:
-4.0GPA going into junior year (took all honors courses fresh/soph years)
-in my highschool's highest band
-will be taking pre-calc and 3APs junior year(bio,eng,u.s.hist) and multiple APs senior year
-my grandfather attended Dartmouth (will this help in overall admissions to dartmouth?)
My strongest track events are the 1600m-4:38, and 800m-2:03. im hoping to greatly improve these times next year! any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
(as for cross country, i was injured sophomore year, so i will see how i do junior year) my last 5k was 17:40.</p>
<p>I don’t know if you’ll get accepted, but that time is certainly faster than mine (and A LOT of other people as well). Keep up your grades and extracurriculars, score well on the SAT, and I think you’ll do great.</p>
<p>I’m only a sophomore at the moment so I’m not that much of an expert on the Ivies. I’ll leave it to the others in CC for a more detailed review about your chances.</p>
<p>Check the PRs of current athletes on the rosters at your target schools’ athletic websites. You can get an idea if you are competitive. However, as a HS soph, your times may improve or decline, depending on your growth and physique. Keep working on the track, grades, and prep well for the SAT/ACT and SAT IIs. </p>
<p>Is that GPA unweighted or weighted? Colleges look at the unweighted GPA.</p>
<p>Also, be sure to keep a record of all your race results, championships, etc. for the coaches. Times need to be FAT (fully automated timing) to be accepted.</p>
<p>the 4.0 was unweighted. do the coaches want to see more times than your personal bests?</p>
<p>Coaches like to see the variety of your competitions, local, state, and regional to get an idea of your consisitency, as well as how you handle the pressure of the big events. If someone only earns their PR in small local races, they may conclude the runner clutches when up against a more talented pool.</p>