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[quote=Anonymous]I suspect that the people most bothered by this stat are parents of non-athletes.  LOL!!

All jokes aside, I agree with PP that you may be shortchanging the typical athlete at the D3 level.  My DC is a basketball player at a top ranked SLAC.  Here are some of her high school credentials (Her GPA and test scores were very good BTW and well within the range the SLAC accepts).  She played basketball on a high school team that was ranked in the top 50 in the nation in girls’ basketball.  She played AAU basketball in the summer. Was a member of the AA Students’ Organization, the Spanish Club and the Prospective Student Shadowing Committee. Was a counselor at the school’s camps every summer.  She had a part time job during the basketball off-season.  Oh she graduated with over 100 hours of Community Service and she had a pretty active social life.  And this was a pretty typical resume for the female athletes at her high school and the young ladies she plays with in college. I say all of this to say that the kids at the D3 level tend to be very balanced and have a strong resume outside of their chosen sport. 
 
With respect to Williams, Amherst (the D3 National Champ in women’s basketball) and other top-ranked SLACs, these schools have always looked for high school kids with a “public balance” whether it be through athletics, art, drama, debate, music or whatever.   They want students who are good in the classroom, but also can help spread the brand of the school.  They want people who can represent the school externally.  
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