Not exactly sure what the Major is going to look like. Pretty undecided but if I had to bite the bullet it would probably be Business Administration / Some sort of management.
Demographics: US Citizen. Senior, Suburban (Long Island). School is ~90th of 1200 in the state. public school. 1600 students. Decently competitive. Possibly a recruitable athlete if everything goes right this fall. XC/TF.
4.48/4.5 W (Converts to 3.91 weighted out of 4)
3.7 UW
No class ranking
APs: Euro (4) | CSP (5) | APUSH (4) | Physics 1 (3) | CSA (3) | Lang (3) { Rough AP Week }
7 Honors Classes
SAT 1440 710M/730EBR
Frosh-
Biology Honors B+
Freshman English Honors A+
Geometry A
Global History & Geography 1 A+
Health 9 A+
Introduction To STEM A+
Italian 2 A+
Music In Our Lives A+
Physical Education 9/10 Fall A+ 0.250/0.250
Physical Education 9/10 Spring A 0.250/0.250
Soph-
AP Computer Science Principles A
AP European History B+
Automotive Technology 1 A+
Chemistry Honors B+
Italian 3 Honors A
Math 10 Honors B+
Physical Education 9/10 Fall A+
Physical Education 9/10 Spring A+
Sophomore English A
Jr-
Adv Italian 4 Honors B+
AP Computer Science A A
AP Language & Composition B+
AP Physics 1/Physics Hon A
AP United States History B+
Automotive Technology 2 A+
Intro To Engineering H A+
PE Outdoor Ed A+
Topics Pre-Calc/Diff Calc A
Honors:
AP Scholar with distinction
2x AATI Italian Exam Bronze Medalist
Prinicpalās Honor Roll Every Semester
Schoolās Student Athlete Award
ECS:
Internship @ an Architectural Metal Firm, Did data entry, manual labor, shop work engraving parts. Frosh-Sr
Tutored an immigrant student using my Italian proficiency (heād been out of formal education for ~5yrs before moving, basically an 8th grader with 3rd grade education) among other students at our local middle school. Soph
Outdoor TF- Team treasurer, received All-County Honors, County Champion in 3000m steeplechase. National Championship Qualifier in 2000m steeplechase. Soph-Sr
XC- Organized captainās practices, made extensive summer schedule. Received All-County, MVP honors. Led team to County Championship, qualified for States Jr-Sr
Indoor TF- Conference 3200m champion. Made conference lineup. Built a āsteepleā hurdle for the girlsā team, led to a county champ for both genders in the event Jr-Sr
Lifeguard at 2 diff places (Pool/Camp) Soph-Sr
Student worker over the summer at the same MS I tutored @. Helped custodial staff for new year. Just manual labor ĀÆ_(ć)_/ĀÆ Frosh
Auto Shop ālab assistantā. Ran school programs in the shop & stayed during off periods to work on cars.
Morning announcements Jr-Sr year
Essays: Eh
Recs: Eh to Good
Not going to ED
Looking for Urban/Suburban Schools within 4hr drive of Western LI. Preferably where itās warmer but not a neccessity. Only 3 I know Iām certainly applying to are Northeastern, BU and Binghamton. Iām lowkey horrified because I dedicated so much time & energy into running and Iām probably cooked for recruitment unless I make a big jump this fall. 4:36/10:03/16:32 guy if anyoneās familiar with track times.
How about D3 schools? Babson, Brandeis, Denison, Dickinson, Gettysburg, CMU, CWRU, W&L, Emoryā¦?
Is Italian something you want to keep pursuing? URIās International Business Program has an Italian track; the program includes both study and internship abroad. And URIās Italian department is particularly strong. Thereās also Marist, which has its own campus in Florence, where you can do a first-year experience, a traditional term abroad, or even a full four-year degree based in Florence. Programs of Study | Marist Italy - Marist College LIkewise, Temple has its own campus in Rome: https://rome.temple.edu/academics
D3 Could be a move. However it happens to be that the schools that Iāve been into (BU, NEU, Bing) are all D1. And Iād love to try and get a scholarship. But back to the prospect of D3, the only school on that list I could really see myself into is Emory. The others are just kinda small and I donāt really see that being my thing.
Italian isnāt really something I see myself delving that much more into than the High School level. Just not my calling.
My nephew was also Long Island D1 track/XC. He walked on Hofstra with similar times and had to get them down freshman year to be qualified for the scholarship which was doable.
Those times could work at a variety of schools in D1-D2-D3 - it might be more a question of fit and of course shaving some time off this season
Are you also still doing steeplechase? Events like steeplechase and pole vault are more recruitable because fewer people do them.
However, the NCAA rules just changed which might work in your favor. For example previously D1 track was limited to 13 full scholarships which they divided up. The number of track and XC scholarships allowable has now increased a lot so larger schools with large endowments (read: name brand desirable schools) can afford more runners.
You should probably network with other runners who have been through this process. Itās complicated.
If youāre seeking a largish school within 4ish hours western Long Island that also has a varsity track menās team, these are some schools you may want to investigate, sorted by my guesses as to what your chances for admission might be:
Extremely Likely (80-99+%)
Seton Hall (NJ): About 6k undergrads, D1
Temple (PA ): About 24k undergrads, D1
U. at Albany (NY): About 12k undergrads, D1
West Chester (PA ): About 14k undergrads, D2
Likely (60-79%)
American (D.C.): About 7900 undergrads, D1, only a likely if you show a lot of demonstrated interest
Fordham (NY): About 10k undergrads, D1
Rutgers ā New Brunswick: About 36k undergrads, D1
Syracuse (NY): About 15k undergradsā¦only a likely if you show demonstrated interest, D1
The College of New Jersey: About 7k undergrads, D3
Toss-Up (40-59%)
George Washington (D.C.): About 11k undergrads, D1
U. of Maryland ā College Park: About 30k undergrads. You must apply EA if you want an admission, as about 95% of seats are filled in EA. D1
U. of Massachusetts: About 24k undergrads, D1
Lower Probability (20-39%)
Low Probability (less than 20%)
Boston College (MA): About 10k undergrads
If youāre willing to go further, or smaller, or without a varsity menās track team, then there are other options that become possible. And since most of these schools are D1 schools, thereās also the question mark as to whether these schools would suit your athletic needs.
Iām doing steeplechase. Last season I didnāt really get a chance to run fast over 3k because it was the county final and I needed to save for a relay. But Iāll keep it in mind.
I think UDel would give some merit, I believe my son was offered $5000 a year with similar stats. My xc/track daughter attended on a higher scholarship and ran club track at UD, loved it (she still holds the record at our HS for the 4 x 4).
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