princeton recruiting

High School Running Distance

1 year ago 01/14/2023 3:05pm EST

my parents both went to princeton and my older brother is next year. i’m a sophomore girl and want to go.

my grades are good, but not insanely good at all. i’m in all honors classes and two APs. there’s A- or two and then mostly A+s and maybe an A, but i lack extracurriculars besides running. those grades aren’t good enough to get in.

i also want to run in college, but princeton’s times are impossible. no one laugh at me, but as a 19:30 5k and 10:45 3k sophomore girl, could this be realistic? (the 3200 standard is 10:25). i also have some injury issues so injuries can be huge setbacks for me.

i obviously need to get my times way down, is it possible to drop that much? i run 30 mpw. should i do more? basically just how do i get really good and get these times? thanks!

1 year ago 01/14/2023 4:02pm EST

re: princeton recruiting

You’re a sophomore- your times aren’t that far off. keep working and keep your grades high and it could happen

1 year ago 01/14/2023 5:06pm EST

re: princeton recruiting

I think the priority is SAT. If your family went there you’re golden. The girls I raced from Princeton were not that great. Barely any of them were sub-5:00 or sub-11:00 in high school and when I ran mid ‘00s I never lost to a single one. You do need great grades (I was 6th in class), but you definitely don’t need to run 10:25 at all. You do need a 17-something 5km XC and shoe sub-5:00. Don’t worry about injuries. All Ivies are high in injury.

1 year ago 01/14/2023 5:23pm EST

re: princeton recruiting

Have you an idea what you will major in?

1 year ago 01/14/2023 6:38pm EST

re: Ndeb

thanks! should i worry at all about extracurriculars? i don’t have anything besides running. i am a published photographer in calendars, but that’s all i have. i’ve taken both practice tests of ACT and SAT, i did better on the ACT. doesn’t matter if it’s ACT, right?

1 year ago 01/14/2023 6:39pm EST

re: Dean Wormer

1 year ago 01/14/2023 6:40pm EST

re: princeton recruiting

The spiders have already overtaken Princeton. Go to Seton Hall to meet the true leaders of the resistance.

1 year ago 01/14/2023 7:50pm EST

re: princeton recruiting

Make the best grades you can, kill the ACT or SAT, and get some kind leadership/volunteer experience. Model UN, president of some club, something outside of school that you can consistently volunteer for. Something that sets you apart from all the other applicants with great grades, and decent running times. Princeton is a beautiful place, good luck.

1 year ago 01/14/2023 8:21pm EST

re: Keep the dream alive

that'd have worked 20 or even 5 years ago. now, if you don't fill quotas, you need to have a national (or even international) level EC

As to her running, legacy helps and I'm sure she's pretty smart (parents attended top college, brother will also be going there next year - genes don't really skip siblings). Focus on getting a high SAT/ACT score (for reasons I'll explain below) and keeping your grades up, and try to get close to 5:00.

reasons: at Ivies, coaches have limited spots, and there are "academic buckets" each athlete is put in. There are far fewer spots for the lowest performers, and they'll almost always be money sports (football + basketball, maybe lax). Except if you're running top of the nation times (male: 1:50, 4:10 at altitude, sub 9; female: 2:05, 4:50, sub 10:10) it's VERY helpful to have academics similar to that of normal students.

1 year ago 01/14/2023 9:32pm EST

re: princeton recruiting

princeton recruiting wrote:
doesn’t matter if it’s ACT, right?

Correct.

1 year ago 01/14/2023 10:04pm EST

re: Keep the dream alive

choose one of the most unpopular majors

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