Transfer to an Ivy League School as an Athlete?

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<p>Are my chances of getting accepted AS A TRANSFER to an Ivy League school or even a good (academically) Division 3 school like NYU or Johns Hopkins improved if my track and field times are faster than their school records?</p>

<p>I've looked up most of the school records and I'd at least place in the top 10 of almost all of these schools for the 55m 60m 100m and 200m. I'm 17, black (if that makes a difference with admissions) going to a community college in the fall for a year and trying to transfer to one of these schools (Ivy, NYU, Hopkins). I won't use any of my eligibility up while in college because they don't have a track team, so I'll still have all 4 years when i transfer.</p>

<p>PS There is absolutely no chance I could get accepted as a freshman.</p>

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<p>Well, I know that Columbia recruits pretty heavily. They’re going to want to see you succeed in athletics as well as academics before they fly you to campus.</p>

<p>My question is: how are they, or any school, going to see you succeed at athletics if you’re not on a track team?</p>

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<p>ivy league schools (and d3 ones in general) look at academics first and athletics second.
if you cant muster it academically, you’re in trouble with these kinds of school. a lot of academically rigorous d3 schools will actually say “athletics is second to student learning here at XXXX… and we realize that”.
when i went to visit pomona college, the coaches didnt bother holding practice during finals week. they knew all the kids would be studying.</p>

<p>the fact that you claim you have no chance as a freshmen makes me think you wont be able to hit the ground running, so to speak, academically from a CC. if you plan on transferring in one year, what records are they going to look at when you apply? in that case, its probably your high school record.</p>

<p>you can try, but you should realize your academics are highest priority.</p>

<p>also, consider that not all ivys accept transfers (im pretty sure princeton doesnt…)
and nyu may be a different story. i duno anything about that school.</p>