D1 wannabe wrote:
I just finished my junior year. Going into this track season I was hoping I could run fast enough to run for an Ivy or another good academic d1 school. Unfortunately I got pretty sick in the middle of the season and was only able to run low 9:40s and low 4:30s, and didn’t even make the state meet. This basically crushed my hopes of running at an Ivy or any d1 school. My cross country season wasn’t great either; I only ran 16:15 and didn’t run well at the state meet.
I’m an excellent student: top 5% of class at a top high school in my state and have excellent test scores. I’m also planning on majoring in business. What colleges would be a good fit for my academically and running wise? I’m open running any division as long as it’s not NAU level academics.
Not sure if my weak track performances are salvageable, but what would I need to do this cross country to receive attention from an Ivy or any decent d1 school?
These threads are always my favorite because this dude says he's in the top 5% of his class and then you have people in the thread recommending that he go to some NAIA school or a junior college or whatever.
OP, if you're still here, find the middle nexus of "most academically prestigious school you can get into", "most academically prestigious school you can afford", and "best culture and academic fit for what you want to do with your life". That is the only thing that matters and I can guarantee it's not at some D2 school or God knows what other loser schools people will try to promote.