Which D1 school would you run for?

PoisonIvy wrote:

Depending on the OPs gender, I might suggest Michigan.

Good overall university with diverse programs (very strong in certain academic areas), P5 conference, blah, blah, blah

I'd hazard a guess based on the 8:59/14:59 that OP is probably a guy

Look at some of the programs that have had a lot of success recently. If a team is continuously in the top 10-15, the coach is probably pretty decent (not always a guarantee). Look up the teams you are interested in and read the coach's bio. Google their name, look for it in forums. maybe there are former runners who have good or bad things to say about (take it with a grain of salt).

Decide what type of area you want to live in for four years. Do you want mountains? A big city? Any religious connections? Do you like the snow? Do you want hot summers? A beach?

Look at academic programs. Unless you are going after a very specialized degree, the school's academic prestige doesn't matter too much. However, it is still important to look at the school, especially if you have a certain degree in mind.

If I were in your shoes, I'd be contacting Colorado (great location for running, highly-regarded coach with a strong reputation), Oregon (so much running history, Eugene is a great running town), or NAU (great spot for running, funky town, close enough to Phoenix if you want to go to a big city once in a while). That's all based on personal preferences though, so I encourage you to research all your options and think about what's best for you, not what others say is best for you.

go someplace at least a 4 hour drive from home

20012 wrote:

go someplace at least a 4 hour drive from home

I second this. 90 minutes is not enough.

if you already went 8:59 this year, you have at least 4 months left in track, you are gonna get much faster.

Study that act a bit more, 1350 is decent, but put in some work and thatll go up to 1400 and thats a more respectable score

NAFTA wrote:

jaminjaminjamin wrote:

Princeton? Not with that SAT...

Depends on the color of his skin....

The only person to ever get into Stanford from my high school was a 4:10 state champion miler with a 3.7x weighted gpa and an 1760 sat, although he had a 31 or 32 act. I know this guy also got into Penn, so Stanford wasn't just a fluke.

I remember this distinctly because these scores were published in our school's college admission app and two years later my best friend, who was our school's salutorian and had a perfect sat, got rejected and b*tched about Stanford only caring about athletics for weeks.

With those times and scores as a junior you are headed for some great schools. Get your SAT a little higher and keep cranking out even better times and you have a decent shot anywhere in the country. Figure out the general area you would like to go to school in and check out programs there. We really can't give you too much as your criteria aren't really specific right now though. Great schools like Colorado, Oregon, Stanford would be great to run for but it completely depends what kind of school you want to go to. Do you want to run for an amazing team and be about average? This would be Stanford, Oregon. Or do you want to lead a DIII team to nationals? Haverford has arguably the best coach in any school. It's a small liberal arts college DIII and consitantly ranks well in nationals. You could be at the front of this team leading it to win. (And they have great financial aid but no scholarships) Great academics as well, great looking school on transcripts. It really depends on what you want your college experience to be like. Personally with those times I would pick Haverford.

There are a lot of D1 schools that don't have a guy who broke 9 for 3200 in high school. Don't want to be a big fish in a small pond at a DIII school. Goal is to be a big fish in the biggest pond. Looking at D1 only.

What's your ultimate goal? That might help hone LRC's collective knowledge. Do you want to eventually turn pro? Be able to one day say you run for Stanford/Oregon/whoever? To compete against the top college runners in the nation? Because D1 isn't necessarily a gateway to pro status. Hell, look at Symmonds. And the demands of a D1 school are going to be a lot different than D2 or D3.

They are going to expect you to put their team front and center, and your academic side will probably suffer. I'm not saying you definitely can't make a career out of running depending on how college goes, but having a degree in a good subject, i.e. not sociology like most runners seem to pick, is a good fall back. And good grades make grad school a possibility. Because one bad injury can wipe out your running career

This is a good point here.

This isn't the NFL where you pretty much need to play at a DI school to get drafted. This is running. If you aim to turn pro you can do it regardless of your alma mater. You can go to a DII school, get great training, and become a very good runner just as likely as you can go to Oregon or Stanford, get buried behind great runners, lose confidence, and never meet your expectations.

Find a school you like in an area you like with a coach you like. When you meet with coaches, consider their reputation, training methods, how your personalities mesh, and their vision for you. If everything lines up and it seems like a good fit, then that's the right place for you.

I'm confused... You say you're a junior now, and these times are all from your junior year. So you've already run 8:59 this winter? Why is there no record of anyone having done this (indoors or out) on MileSplit?

Arkansas. It's beautiful area great for running.

Look into Georgetown

Um...I'm pretty sure everybody understands that UVA is an excellent school. But this kids isn't getting un with those credentials.

Lakeeffectsnow wrote:

Um...I'm pretty sure everybody understands that UVA is an excellent school. But this kids isn't getting un with those credentials.

Pretty sure this kid would get in. Those times will help him a lot. I also think some of the people on this thread don't realize that the new SAT is on the 1600 scale, so OP scored 1350/1600. That is about 675 for each section. The middle 50th percentile at UVA is 630-740 for SAT math and 620-720 for SAT reading. This kid is well within that range and on top of that has very fast times.

plenti wrote:

1350 is in the 91st percentile of all students who took the SAT and 93rd percentile for Juniors. Hardly headed to community college. GPA is low comparatively because of a bit of a focus problem as a sophomore. 4.0 unweighted so far as a junior. Pepperdine is a Christian university and I am not interested in that.

Community college? wrote:

With th hose GPA and SAT scores, maybe community college is a better option?

If you absolutely need to go D1, maybe you could look into Pepperdine?

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/job-interview/n11104?snl=1

Who told you a 1350 was in the 91st percentile? Lol, dude contact some coaches at power 5 schools, those grades aren't Ivy but those times will get you a decent scholarship at most power 5 schools with the exception of the top dogs like Oregon, Colorado, Villanova etc. Even then would definitely get a partial.

Why do so many people think Stanford is an Ivy League school?

Villanova