SAT for MIT Athletes

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MIT - does being a recruited athlete help admissions chance?

Hey everyone, I’m a junior in high school right now and my 60m, 100m, and 200m sprint times are within range to qualify for recruitment at MIT. I was wondering how much influence this will have in admissions, or if it could even be deleterious. Basically, what percentage of the list of recruited athletes for MIT actually get admitted? Here are some of my stats if needed: Unweighted GPA: 3.8 Weighted GPA: 4.6 (16 AP courses, all 4s or 5s) SAT Score: 1570 ECs: Track (obviously) Founded a nonprofit organization that promotes marine sustainability with technology; has garnered over 500 volunteers, partnered with the WWF, won a few national environmental awards, and is being featured in Forbes documentary this fall Created the Entrepreneurship club at my school, which became the most popular club in 2 weeks with my promotions I post on my personal blog occasionally but mostly just for fun – not a whole lot of readers but it provides some insight into my character Have had a few inter…

I’d agree with the above question: why would a student with a stronger interest in the humanities or social sciences than in STEM target MIT?