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I'm not going to say which school, but we've seen it does help the endowment to be able to say we won this/that league/championship. Also some of the kids recruited to play are full-pay and do have parents with serious funds. Not every recruit needs FA, including minorities. Some of you would be surprised how many minorities in this area are full pay because they are from well off families. Many families with money are discrete and you'd never know how wealthy they are. [/quote]

If you aren't willing to say then you have nothing to say. It's an anonymous forum. Montrose Christian and St. Anthony's closed on this thinking. Flint Hill, GP, Sidwell all reduced athletic importance.  DeMatha started the athletic strategy in the early 70's and no one thinks of it as anywhere near a top school.  I contend that any positive giving from athletics based on financial aid is negated by the amount withdrawn and headaches it causes. No kidding in that there are minority families who make money and no kidding in that there are tuition paying families paying sports. The argument is there are too many grants being given towards sports and it has gotten out of balance with a number of schools.

But if schools want to do it, have at it but don't try to say the competition is equal or kids have anything close to an equal shot for playing time or even making the team. The WCAC has stopped pretending, O'Connell stepped back and Bullis and others who want to embrace it should join together. [/quote]

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