<p>My S was recruited by MIT several years ago for baseball. His scores, grades, etc were on par with regular non-athletic admits. (Your stats are decent, but his were better). The coaches send a list to admissions, and there are no guarantees, no Likely Letter, or any indication of your acceptance/rejection until decision day for all applicants.</p>
<p>He was told of the player who turned down a baseball scholarship offer at a PAC-12 school to come to MIT. All was fine, until the recruit was rejected. </p>
<p>S chose to pass on MIT and went with a school and program that provided admission certainty (via a Likely Letter).</p>
<p>The long and the short is being recruited by MIT has no meaning until you get the acceptance/rejection letter. If you get a rejection, it’s often too late to find a school to play. In the Ivy League, recruits know where they stand shortly after submitting an app (by getting a Likely Letter); at scholarship D1s, NLIs insure admission.</p>
<p>If you decide to apply to MIT, have a very viable back-up plan which allows you to find an appropriate athletic and academic environment in case of a rejectin.</p>