Fast Track Recruiting

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Am I Fast Enough To Run At MIT?

What type of student-athlete is MIT Track and Field looking for? To gain admittance to MIT as a recruited student-athlete, you are going to have to be fast and smart!

MIT currently ranks #5 among all National Universities according to the US News and World Report College Rankings. Furthermore, they rank #1 in the High School Guidance Counselor category and rank #5 in the Best Value category. Numerous publications list their Engineering and Computer Science programs #1 in the country. Additionally, MIT tops almost every chart in providing undergraduate student research opportunities.

MIT’s acceptance rate is right around 7% - so, what do you have to do to get accepted? Below is a list of what they are ideally looking for in regard to your academic record:

Top 5% of class while taking the most rigorous curriculum offered

SAT Math - 770 or better

SAT Reading/Writing - 700 or better

ACT Math - 34 or better

ACT Science - 34 or better

SAT Math Subject Test - 780 or better

SAT Science Subject Test - 760 or better

Looking for a boost from athletics? Below you will find a list of the MIT Track and Field Recruiting Standards:

MIT Track and Field Recruiting Standards

A cool fact about MIT – They have a dedicated two-hour activities window from 5:00-7:00 p.m. where there can be no mandatory undergraduate academic exercises – so, no practice conflicts while there.

MIT TRACK AND FIELD INFORMATION

A PARENT'S ROLE IN THE RECRUITING PROCESS.

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