As an athelete will the ivys take me w/ a low class rank.

You have no chance.

Only if you're also lower class!

If your HS is truly competitive, the Ivy schools know that and will take it into consideration regarding class rank.

What the Ivy schools will hold against you, is if, when they get down the ranked list of candidates to you, there are 3 or 4 or 12 of your classmates already admitted.

Are you a white male?

Yes

CHeap wrote:

Yes

You have no chance. Sorry.

I really am level to be on the team though? 4:18 mile, 1:54 800, 15:48 5k(not a bogus course), etc. You think I wouldn't be able to beat out other people for the 20-30 slots for low ranked kids??

No

CHeap wrote:

My times and "grades" and classes ARE ivy caliber, however my school is competitive, and especially low do to a fairly low GPA freshman year. Still, my class rank is about 25%, will they care? Does it even get counted in Academic Index anymore?

I was looking at their stats, and it says that about 97% are in the top 10%, does this mean that a decent number of kids get in around top 25%, or are they all just like 11-20th??

Talk to the coach at whatever school you are interested in.

faster and smarter?? I told u my scores are fine, my gpa is just a bit low?? My sat was 2200, and I have contacted coaches, so that doesnt help.

CHeap wrote:

I really am level to be on the team though? 4:18 mile, 1:54 800, 15:48 5k(not a bogus course), etc. You think I wouldn't be able to beat out other people for the 20-30 slots for low ranked kids??

Great times, but your GPA is super important.

And, as I mentioned before, you are a white male. This is a bigger thing than you think it is. By all means, though, I really hope you get in.

Still, it's good to remember that people who go to a college they get into easily do much better than those who get into one just barely. The latter group tends to be in the lower percentiles and give up their academic pursuits because they 'aren't as smart as everyone else'.

definitely because the ivy leagues spell it athelete

and this site auto corrects that spelling to athlete, so you actually had to override that auto-correct to get this done the way you want

that is trolling perseverance

P, H, Y in the Ivy, USC & Stanford out in the wierdies, most totally locks out more than 10% Gooks and 10% other Asiatics so don't even try for the top unless your'e white.

i-oamerg-98y wrote:

If your HS is truly competitive, the Ivy schools know that and will take it into consideration regarding class rank.

What the Ivy schools will hold against you, is if, when they get down the ranked list of candidates to you, there are 3 or 4 or 12 of your classmates already admitted.

This is true for regular students applying. Athletes are different. If a coach wants you as you fill a good spot for him or her, you will be recruited. Keep in mind you are competing will all track and field athletes, not just distance runners.

You really need to contact coaches directly and not via email. They get lots of those and tend to ignore them, as they are creating their own list of prospects right now.

C'mon, this is just a troll. He gets 2200 on the SAT, but spells "athlete" as "athelete" and "due" as "do"?