Well, I'm a senior now and have to start looking at college.
My 5k PR isn't great since I only had one meet last year due to a stress fracture, but it is 17:40. I have a 32 ACT, a 3.89 GPA, and take a LOT of AP classes.
Does anyone know of any decent DIII or NAIA schools that I could run at? I know my times suck, you guys don't have to point that out! Thanks!
Come on man. Seriously?
Sorry buddy. We can't all run 15's.
What area?
It really doesn't matter what area it's in. I live in southern Ohio. I am aware that I'm not DI or even DII talent, getting hurt didn't help, but I am just looking for a school with really strong academics and a decent running program.
what are your academic interests?
You could probably look at the following schools: Wooster, Kalamazoo, Oberlin, etc. anything along those lines--there's about 10 2nd tier liberal arts colleges in your area.
applying to university of Chicago might be worth it, but you probably won't get in.
You don't want to do an NAIA school if you want to do something with your life. Unless you go to like pilot school or something.
How about a post grad year to prep athletically? Maybe take some classes part time as well (part time classes won't start the NCAA clock).
Don't pick your college because of running, especially when you're going to be little more than a walk-on. Since you take lots of AP classes, I'm going to assume that GPA is unweighted, so you're a fairly smart kid. Don't sell yourself short by picking a school beneath your academic abilities just because you want to run
Make a list of colleges that are good fits for you. Academics, social atmosphere, size, strength in your area(s) of study, etc. If they're a big school with a great running program, check out the club team. If they're a D3 school, email or call the coach.
WashU!!! You might not be fast enough to get on the team, though.
adudeinshorrrtshorts wrote:
I know my times suck, you guys don't have to point that out!
LOL just wanted to point out, YOUR TIMES SUCK and YOU ARE SLOW
Don't listen to these idiots, no one knows how you have matured, how you have trained. There are tons of stories of D3 kids who couldn't break 5 min in HS, got some good coaching in college and qualified for nationals. You won't be an olympic runner, but there is way more you can get out of the sport and can contribute to your team. Given your scholastics and location, I would recommend, Kenyon, Dennison, Oberlin and maybe Rhodes, Centre and Grinnel.
Forget trying to find a good academic DIII or NAIA school to run on. put your academics first especially since you won't get any scholarship money for running. With your ACT score find yourself a school with superior academics and maybe join a running club. It'll be much more enjoyable because you won't be tied down all year to a team and you'll be doing yourself a favor by not getting a crappy education.
There are a lot of good academic schools in DIII.
- UAA schools (Chicago, WashU, Emory, Brandeis, NYU, etc.)
- NESCAC schools (Tufts, Middlebury, Williams, Amherst, etc.)
- Carleton, Macalester
- Bowdoin, Oberlin, Grinnell, etc. (as previously mentioned)
- MIT
- Johns Hopkins
- Haverford