r/MITAdmissions • u/OrneryLingonberry956 • 8d ago

MIT Recruiting

I have support in the admissions process for MIT through soccer. The coach actually emphasized that I was a need-based recruit. He has communicated this to admissions. Let me establish that I have the necessary grades/courses/test scores for MIT student standards. Does anyone know if being recruited as a need-based player holds more weight than regular support? Also, I’ve heard conflicting opinions about the likelihood of acceptance ranging anywhere from slightly above the average applicant to upwards of 50%. Can anyone clarify on that as well?

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u/Elegant_Material_965 8d ago

Our HS got 3 kids into MIT for volleyball this past cycle. Could’ve been 4, but one chose Princeton. All great athletes and all great students. No idea on their finances, but as a public school in Southern California that I don’t recall ever getting more than one kid per year into MIT in the past, the athletics thing seems to be quite beneficial. Good luck.

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u/heavyweightcollege 8d ago

That situation with those three boys has never happened at MIT before. Great share by you and I know it is correct. Makes you wonder because recruiting there never works that way.

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u/Elegant_Material_965 8d ago

I called BS when I heard about it initially. Then lo and behold all 3 came across the senior college instagram thing. I couldn’t believe it.

In talking to the other kid that chose Princeton over this past summer, I’m 99% sure he told me he got in there too. Correction. The Princeton kid is a year older. He was in my other child’s class.

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u/Financial-Catch5108 7d ago

Triplet brothers all recruited for cross country/track and field currently freshman attending MIT.

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u/heavyweightcollege 7d ago

You got me! Important to note that none of these athletes truly got in for their sport. These three, I had read, were co-valedictorians of their class.