I am a high school runner looking to run in college. I am an ok runner looking for a school that has both a very good xc team, but also academics that are above average.
I have been looking at schools such as Colby College, Colorado College, and Wartburg. I also have my eye on North Central (in Illinois), does anyone know what their academics are like?
Also please let me know if you know of any other programs. Thank you.
Athletically Wartburg belongs in that group academically it does not. North Central doesn't really compare to the other two academically either, but some of their majors are strong. Most top tier schools in D3 or D2 are good academically and at XC. Look at TFRRS to see where your times compare and you'll know if you can make the team.
Bentley Univ (d2)
check out stevenson in Maryland.
Stevenson.edu
An ok runner can't compete at Wartburg or North Central and neither are above average academically.
not a trumper wrote:
Bentley Univ (d2)
bentley is a good school academically, but I don't believe their program is anything special.
Pretty much all of the top D3 schools at nationals besides Wartburg and North Central are good academically. If you are looking for a team with no walk on standards, you can check out St. Olaf.
https://www.tfrrs.org/results/xc/16726/NCAA_Division_III_Cross_Country_Championships
No. The WI schools always send a few to nationals but they are below Wartburg and NCC.
Let’s start with MIT.
University of Chicago
D3: MIT, Caltech, UChicago, Carnegie Mellon, John’s Hopkins, Williams, Amherst, Bowdoin, Pomona, NYU, Case Western, Carleton, Swarthmore, Haverford, Wash U... the list goes on, plenty of excellent D3 schools for academics.
I would look into NCC, even if the academics aren’t exactly what you want. The team culture is great and the campus is nice. Naperville is a nice city.
Wartburg's academics are fine. Running is much better with new coach. I ran at Wartburg several years ago. I'm now a tax attorney and went to Chicago (Booth) for law school. Thanks
Both law/mba in taxation at chicago. Maybe look at Chicago, too
meh high school runner wrote:
I am a high school runner looking to run in college. I am an ok runner looking for a school that has both a very good xc team, but also academics that are above average.
I have been looking at schools such as Colby College, Colorado College, and Wartburg. I also have my eye on North Central (in Illinois), does anyone know what their academics are like?
Also please let me know if you know of any other programs. Thank you.
Sorry I didn't make this clear. Upon further research, I don't think I would be able to get into Colorado College or Colby. I have not taken the ACT but I would probably guess that I would get a 27-29. A good running team, even if I can't make the regional/national team, is more important, but I still want a school that has good academics. Thank you!
Meh high school runner wrote:
meh high school runner wrote:
I am a high school runner looking to run in college. I am an ok runner looking for a school that has both a very good xc team, but also academics that are above average.
I have been looking at schools such as Colby College, Colorado College, and Wartburg. I also have my eye on North Central (in Illinois), does anyone know what their academics are like?
Also please let me know if you know of any other programs. Thank you.
Sorry I didn't make this clear. Upon further research, I don't think I would be able to get into Colorado College or Colby. I have not taken the ACT but I would probably guess that I would get a 27-29. A good running team, even if I can't make the regional/national team, is more important, but I still want a school that has good academics. Thank you!
If you got a 29 on the ACT and you don't have horrible grades, AND you can be a top 5 guy on either of those teams (you need to tell us your times), the coaches would go to bat for you, and you would likely get in. If you aren't that good at running, then your chances are very low.
You should really post times and/or places from big meets you've run in.
If you're looking D2 and ability to walk on, Wingate might be the place to develop as a runner and student.
Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Penn, Harvard, Cornell, Brown, Columbia.
Can anyone confirm St. Olaf doesn’t have walk-in standards? I ran 18:40 this year but I’m mostly coaching myself and I’m sure I can run fast enough to make their travel squad if given a chance.
Good academic and decent XC school options
WashU, Pomona-Pitzer, Haverford, Swarthmore...
NCC isn’t close to those schools academically.