MIT track and field recruiting standards

Standard

MIT's minimum standard for considered participation on the team: a benchmark that you have the baseline to train and progress in the program.

What the sheet also says

• These are minimum standards for considered participation on the team.
• When you contact the coaches, MIT asks for transcripts through junior year, your current class schedule, all SAT/ACT scores (sections listed separately) and AP scores.

1. 1
   Fill out the questionnaire

   Most programs collect prospects through a recruiting questionnaire on their official site. Look for it on MIT's track and field pages, along with the coaching staff's contact details.

2. 2
   Email your event coach

   Keep it short. Give your events, your FAT marks with wind readings and meet dates, links to your results, your graduation year, GPA and test scores, and the meets you're running next.

3. 3
   Be honest about where you are

   Compare your wind-legal FAT marks to the tier you're aiming for. If you're close but haven't hit it, say so and show how your last few races have trended.

4. 4
   Follow up when you PR

   A new mark is the best reason to write again. Coaches build their recruiting boards over months, so send a time that crosses one of their lines as soon as you run it.

See every D3 program side by side or check your time against all of them.

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