<p>So I am hoping that my tack/xc times will help me in terms of admitance to MIT, and i know they wont give me a scholorship but will they let me go to the school?
I live at sea level. and im a incoming senior.
My junior yr times are
4:16-1600m
9:30-3200m
1:54-800m
5k-15:50
450ish hours of community service
2060-sat 29-act
I started a club, and organized a fundraiser for the presidential election.
My gpa is a bit low
fresh-3.24
soph-3.65
jr-4.0
sr-Probably 3.85ish
So weighted gpa-3.85 and unweighted is 3.7
I have taken 5 ap classes so far.
I play percussion in band and Jazz Band.
I have 2 REALLY nice letters of reccomendation, (One from my track coach and one from a teacher.
And ive got some other small stuff going for me but its not really worth writing.
Since people say race matters i am 1/2 african american, and 1/2 white.
I would have a small shot w/ out track, but will track and xc significantly help me?</p>
<p>MIT doesnt give out scholarships. Sorry to burst your bubble but it would be a very high reach. Maybe track couod play a little role, but I wouldn’t give it a significant difference</p>
<p>But I would give you a pretty good chance at other schools like Georgia Tech and the university of Michigan. Chance Back?</p>
<p>I don’t mean to disappoint you, but your GPA is simply too low for such an academics-oriented university. There are dozens—if not hundreds—of great athletes who have 4.0+ GPAs.</p>
<p>Im not dissapointed, and i do think your correct however i do think you underestimate how difficult it is to perform at an elite level and maintain a 4.0, so no there are not hundreds, in any given sport but all sports combined; sure.</p>
<p>MIT’s athletics is D3 (except their rowing), which means that they don’t "officially"recruit like other D1 schools. Your sport will help, but D3 schools generally want great academics along with great athleticism. I don’t much about specific times, but if your times are good for D1, it would be much easier for you to get into a D1 school than d3</p>
<p>Basically your track record will not get you in because MIT is a d3 school. If you’re serious about track and want a good education look at upper tier d1 schools. If your times can place you on the team then the school will cut you some slack for your gpa, test scores, etc. Not by a whole lot though. IMHO your test scores are too low for MIT.</p>
<p>MIT technically does not recruit athletes. A coach there cannot get you in or guarantee your admission in any way. It helps to talk to the coach and have them want you (they can “support” you), but your application is the part that really has to get you in. If you are otherwise a good applicant, being a recruited athlete could help, but I’m not sure if they would even support you with your test scores/GPA.</p>
<p>I don’t know anything about track or cross country. Are your times state/nationally ranking? If so, you have a chance at being a recruited athlete at other places. Getting into an Ivy or comparable school as a recruited athlete is much easier than getting into MIT as a “recruited” athlete. Scores might still be an issue though at Ivies (rule of thumb is 30 ACT, 2100 SAT is the lowest they’ll go for athletes).</p>
<p>Source: Got into MIT EA as a strong applicant and a “recruited” athlete. Told I was too good of a student to be a recruited athlete at Ivies.</p>
<p>One of my friends had a 1600 on her SAT and a 3.1 UW GPA, but she got into UCLA for track. Case in point is that recruited athletes at D1 schools, like other posters said, do not really need great academics to get recruited. D3 schools are much different. As others said, if you want to get into a school like MIT, you might want to consider comparable D1 schools instead. Btw, based on your test scores and GPA, you might not be able to handle MIT’s rigorous academics along with your sport. </p>
<p>@SlipperySLope in an earlier post you were Caucasian with 25% Native American…have you changed?</p>