<p>How good is the team? I've looked at the record and the bios (that are listed) for all of their current players. But is it hard to try to become recruited for the team? etc. Just so you know, I am a legacy as well (my father went to MIT).</p>
<p>Thanks a lot, everyone!</p>
<p>I'm not sure how easy or difficult it is to be recruited for tennis, but the first step is usually to fill out the recruitment form [url=<a href="http://web.mit.edu/athletics/www/varsity/recruit-me.html%5Dhere%5B/url">http://web.mit.edu/athletics/www/varsity/recruit-me.html]here[/url</a>], which will put you in contact with the coach.</p>
<p>Just so you know, legacy is not considered as a factor in MIT admissions.</p>
<p>Thank you, molliebatmit.</p>
<p>Anyone else?</p>
<p>i'm pretty sure there are tryouts.<br>
The one question I got from all of the team members when I asked them about joining their tennis teams is "did you play a lot of tourneys (USTA) while in HS?" so if you've been playing competitively for a while, i think you should be fine. Tennis is one of the more competitive sports @ MIT though. But it is DIII</p>
<p>The tennis team is pretty good. I think they win their conference every year. One current senior won the D-III national championship as a sophomore or freshman.</p>
<p>Thanks, everyone!</p>
<p>Last year when I was looking at MIT, I tried to find some stuff on the tennis players. I had trouble finding records/rankings, but the one kid from my state on the team (Michigan) played 1 singles all four years in high school and was top 4 or so in the state his senior year, so I assumed the team is pretty good. </p>
<p>That being said, as a Division III sport they can't offer athletic scholarships. Also, since MIT is first and foremost a rigorous academic institute, they don't really recruit anybody for athletics, they just take the best players who get accepted and want to play tennis. I think it just so happens that tennis is the sport of choice for lots of smart people, so MITs tennis program is relatively a lot more competitive than the rest.</p>
<p>Well, strictly speaking, that's true.</p>
<p>But being recruited for a sport -- which at MIT primarily means getting a varsity MIT coach to write you a letter of support -- can help you stand out in the very competitive admissions pool, if you're already sufficiently qualified within the pool.</p>