Atlantic article on white athletes getting into Ivies

[Anonymous]

Interesting article about the boost white athletes have for entrance to Ivies. Well known in our metro area but getting some wider notice with the Harvard AA case.

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/10/college-sports-benefits-white-students/573688/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting article about the boost white athletes have for entrance to Ivies. Well known in our metro area but getting some wider notice with the Harvard AA case.

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/10/college-sports-benefits-white-students/573688/

Uh, no. The boost that ATHLETES have for entrance to Ivies. You don't think black/Hispanic athletes get that same boost?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting article about the boost white athletes have for entrance to Ivies. Well known in our metro area but getting some wider notice with the Harvard AA case.

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/10/college-sports-benefits-white-students/573688/

Uh, no. The boost that ATHLETES have for entrance to Ivies. You don't think black/Hispanic athletes get that same boost?

If you bothered to click, the first sentence indicates that 65% of athletes in the Ivies are white. That is much higher than the proportion of white students on those campus. There isn't a single D1 black sailor. 85% of lacrosse players and 90% of hockey players are white. So the athletic tip results in decidedly less diversity at the Ivies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting article about the boost white athletes have for entrance to Ivies. Well known in our metro area but getting some wider notice with the Harvard AA case.

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/10/college-sports-benefits-white-students/573688/

Uh, no. The boost that ATHLETES have for entrance to Ivies. You don't think black/Hispanic athletes get that same boost?

If you bothered to click, the first sentence indicates that 65% of athletes in the Ivies are white. That is much higher than the proportion of white students on those campus. There isn't a single D1 black sailor. 85% of lacrosse players and 90% of hockey players are white. So the athletic tip results in decidedly less diversity at the Ivies.

Then you need to edit your original post. It is factually incorrect and misleading. The bump is not because they are white athletes, the bump is because they are athletes. Yes, the athletes tend to be white, but they're not getting an admissions boost because they are athletes that are white.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting article about the boost white athletes have for entrance to Ivies. Well known in our metro area but getting some wider notice with the Harvard AA case.

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/10/college-sports-benefits-white-students/573688/

Uh, no. The boost that ATHLETES have for entrance to Ivies. You don't think black/Hispanic athletes get that same boost?

If you bothered to click, the first sentence indicates that 65% of athletes in the Ivies are white. That is much higher than the proportion of white students on those campus. There isn't a single D1 black sailor. 85% of lacrosse players and 90% of hockey players are white. So the athletic tip results in decidedly less diversity at the Ivies.

Then you need to edit your original post. It is factually incorrect and misleading. The bump is not because they are white athletes, the bump is because they are athletes. Yes, the athletes tend to be white, but they're not getting an admissions boost because they are athletes that are white.

Athletes into ivy = whites (legacies and donors included) backdoor into Ivies

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting article about the boost white athletes have for entrance to Ivies. Well known in our metro area but getting some wider notice with the Harvard AA case.

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/10/college-sports-benefits-white-students/573688/

Uh, no. The boost that ATHLETES have for entrance to Ivies. You don't think black/Hispanic athletes get that same boost?

If you bothered to click, the first sentence indicates that 65% of athletes in the Ivies are white. That is much higher than the proportion of white students on those campus. There isn't a single D1 black sailor. 85% of lacrosse players and 90% of hockey players are white. So the athletic tip results in decidedly less diversity at the Ivies.

Then you need to edit your original post. It is factually incorrect and misleading. The bump is not because they are white athletes, the bump is because they are athletes. Yes, the athletes tend to be white, but they're not getting an admissions boost because they are athletes that are white.

Athletes into ivy = whites (legacies and donors included) backdoor into Ivies

and what about the 35% of athletes at Ivies who are not white? Does this not apply to them?

Or is just whitey that's to blame?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting article about the boost white athletes have for entrance to Ivies. Well known in our metro area but getting some wider notice with the Harvard AA case.

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/10/college-sports-benefits-white-students/573688/

Uh, no. The boost that ATHLETES have for entrance to Ivies. You don't think black/Hispanic athletes get that same boost?

If you bothered to click, the first sentence indicates that 65% of athletes in the Ivies are white. That is much higher than the proportion of white students on those campus. There isn't a single D1 black sailor. 85% of lacrosse players and 90% of hockey players are white. So the athletic tip results in decidedly less diversity at the Ivies.

The article isn't claiming that the athletic tip results in less diversity on campus; that wouldn't make sense given that ivies set their diversity targets and admit accordingly. The author is just pointing out that rich white people are the group that benefits most from the athletic hook, just as they benefit most from the legacy hook. I would think that this would be the case at any school where no scholarships are given for athletics, so it didn't seem very surprising.

[Anonymous]

The folks suing Harvard don't seem bothered by the ways so many academically inferior whites get in. They just don't like the Black and Latino kids.

[Anonymous]

certain sports like Ice Hockey and Lacross have a lot of white HS players.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The folks suing Harvard don't seem bothered by the ways so many academically inferior whites get in. They just don't like the Black and Latino kids.

No, we actually don't like being judged on a made up personality trait that proliferates stereotypes of Asians being too reserved. MAGA--Make Asians Great Again.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting article about the boost white athletes have for entrance to Ivies. Well known in our metro area but getting some wider notice with the Harvard AA case.

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/10/college-sports-benefits-white-students/573688/

Uh, no. The boost that ATHLETES have for entrance to Ivies. You don't think black/Hispanic athletes get that same boost?

Yes, the two black fencers probably did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The folks suing Harvard don't seem bothered by the ways so many academically inferior whites get in. They just don't like the Black and Latino kids.

Um, that lawsuit was filed by Asians. They are not pro-white or anti-black/Hispanic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The folks suing Harvard don't seem bothered by the ways so many academically inferior whites get in. They just don't like the Black and Latino kids.

X1000 this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The folks suing Harvard don't seem bothered by the ways so many academically inferior whites get in. They just don't like the Black and Latino kids.

Um, that lawsuit was filed by Asians. They are not pro-white or anti-black/Hispanic.

A white guy is behind the lawsuit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:certain sports like Ice Hockey and Lacross have a lot of white HS players.

Plus crew, tennis, squash, sailing, rugby, - all mostly prep school w rich families