Athletes have such an edge

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Anonymous wrote:If you are talking about all sport like lacrosse or crew or field hockey, these recruits statistically will presumptively be successful in their chosen careers.

I’m not but what does this have to do with anything?

This. Assuming a solid GPA, external pursuits (sports, music, arts) that demand a lot of time, energy and some degree of achievement offers insight into that person’s work ethic and ability to power through…. Especially useful in covid. This is the kid I’d hire.

PP And even more so if the activity was not an individualistic sport but rather a team sport/activity in which an individual works hard and each member must be aware of and support the whole, which is the team I require.

You mean like in an orchestra or a play?

An orchestra is an orchestra.

A play has a cast.

neither is a team, so they cannot teach teamwork.

Both are a team. Jeez.

sorry - no. you can only learn team work and dedication from playing a sport. sports are so amazing that even a primarily individual sport, like swimming, teaches teamwork, where your stupid orchestra, play or robotics doesn't teach anything of the sort.

I hope this is sarcasm.

absolutely not. I hire for a big tech company and I only hire people who have been on sports teams because only they truly understand teamwork, commitment and time management. I've had applicants with stellar credentials and who aced the technical interview try to claim that working with others to build a rocket constituted teamwork and I always have to tell them, "sorry, if it isn't a sport, I just don't count it."

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Anonymous wrote:If you are talking about all sport like lacrosse or crew or field hockey, these recruits statistically will presumptively be successful in their chosen careers.

I’m not but what does this have to do with anything?

This. Assuming a solid GPA, external pursuits (sports, music, arts) that demand a lot of time, energy and some degree of achievement offers insight into that person’s work ethic and ability to power through…. Especially useful in covid. This is the kid I’d hire.

PP And even more so if the activity was not an individualistic sport but rather a team sport/activity in which an individual works hard and each member must be aware of and support the whole, which is the team I require.

You mean like in an orchestra or a play?

An orchestra is an orchestra.

A play has a cast.

neither is a team, so they cannot teach teamwork.

Both are a team. Jeez.

sorry - no. you can only learn team work and dedication from playing a sport. sports are so amazing that even a primarily individual sport, like swimming, teaches teamwork, where your stupid orchestra, play or robotics doesn't teach anything of the sort.

I hope this is sarcasm.

absolutely not. I hire for a big tech company and I only hire people who have been on sports teams because only they truly understand teamwork, commitment and time management. I've had applicants with stellar credentials and who aced the technical interview try to claim that working with others to build a rocket constituted teamwork and I always have to tell them, "sorry, if it isn't a sport, I just don't count it."

why do you people make up such weird stories on here?

[Anonymous]

Raising an athlete and a proud parent. Some of you have no idea what goes into that level of commitment and how hard they’ve worked since they were 4 years old to even be considered elite competition.

Same goes for any extracurricular like art or music. It takes a gzillion hours of practice above and beyond getting an A in Calculus. Which they also strive for….

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Anonymous wrote:I support giving boost to athletes in college and even in job applications.
Is it just excellence in popular team sports that provide an edge in college?
What above national/ international winners in individual sport? What about non revenue generating sports?

To play any sport team or individual competitive requires lot of effort and commitment. This is valued in college admissions as well as in real life success.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are talking about all sport like lacrosse or crew or field hockey, these recruits statistically will presumptively be successful in their chosen careers.

I’m not but what does this have to do with anything?

This. Assuming a solid GPA, external pursuits (sports, music, arts) that demand a lot of time, energy and some degree of achievement offers insight into that person’s work ethic and ability to power through…. Especially useful in covid. This is the kid I’d hire.

PP And even more so if the activity was not an individualistic sport but rather a team sport/activity in which an individual works hard and each member must be aware of and support the whole, which is the team I require.

You mean like in an orchestra or a play?

An orchestra is an orchestra.

A play has a cast.

neither is a team, so they cannot teach teamwork.

Both are a team. Jeez.

sorry - no. you can only learn team work and dedication from playing a sport. sports are so amazing that even a primarily individual sport, like swimming, teaches teamwork, where your stupid orchestra, play or robotics doesn't teach anything of the sort.

I hope this is sarcasm.

absolutely not. I hire for a big tech company and I only hire people who have been on sports teams because only they truly understand teamwork, commitment and time management. I've had applicants with stellar credentials and who aced the technical interview try to claim that working with others to build a rocket constituted teamwork and I always have to tell them, "sorry, if it isn't a sport, I just don't count it."

why do you people make up such weird stories on here?

Played sports and failed in career