i'm an incoming jr in the fall. PR's set this year were 18:32 (3 mile), 5:13, and 11:14. My mom thinks I need to be contacting coaches now, but i think I need to wait until I improve my cross country times this fall. are these times good enough to justify contacting coaches now, before junior year? Princeton is on my "reach" list, but I'm also interested in some smaller D2 schools as well.
Princeton is not out of your league. If you can have the grades the CONTACT THEM
Like most things, contacting coaches is a skill. As you know, the more you practice a skill, the better you become at it. This summer you need to practice.
Start with schools that are like the ones on your lists but not the schools you are actually going to apply to. For example, write to the coach at Cornell to help learn what you need to talk to the Princeton coach about. Contact some DII schools in a different part of the country than where you plan to attend or some different mid level DI schools to see the pros and cons of higher DII vs mid DI.
One more thing, listen to your mother and do something. It is much better to do too much than too little.
gpa right now is 3.9, AP and honors classes.
thanks for the advise.
oh but I haven't take SATs yet, I will be this upcoming year.
also, are these times good enough to talk about getting scholarship money? What tiems would i need to be working towards?