@Sam-I-Am I do believe the coach that my “strong chances” are close to a likely letter- he told me that last year out of their top 4 ED recruits, all 4 got in, or something like that. Ok, never knew your kid was a recruited athlete-- agree with you that you still need to have great stats. Personally even with support I don’t think I’d get into MIT, though from the sounds of it Mudd may be a bit more lenient.