<p>Even for colleges that don’t offer athletic scholarships (e.g., all of the Ivy League), strong athletic ability in a sport that the college competes in is a great “tip factor” to help your case for admission. If Caltech has a track team (doesn’t it?), the track coach would love to have a great miler who is otherwise qualified for Caltech. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.athletics.caltech.edu/recruits/index_recruit.html[/url]”>http://www.athletics.caltech.edu/recruits/index_recruit.html</a> </p>
<p>(I knew I’d find a link like that on Caltech’s Web site with an easy Google search because I had already seen the similar link on MIT’s Web site.)</p>