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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Both of my DD's sports (softball, gymnastics) have a few kids every year who get preferential admissions at ivies and full FA because they're under the parent income threshold. I think that parents misunderstand the process if they've spent a lot of time around kids who are getting actual full ride athletic scholarships and truly believe their kids are getting a "full athletic scholarship." And then they broadcast it on instagram.

I don't argue because people who don't understand the difference between athletic scholarships and financial aid are probably not going to be receptive to whatever corrections I'd  like to suggest.[/quote]

Gymnastics at an Ivy? 
What makes you believe that they got preferential sports admission? [/quote]

Ivy schools offer every D1 sport (including gymnastics) except for Women's Beach Volleyball.  They also recruit for non-D1 sports like squash, fencing, sailing and some others.

It's no secret that recruited athletes get preferential treatment and it differs by sport.  Football players can have lower average stats than likely the gymnastics team.

A fencer recruited by Princeton was told point blank just make sure you get a 1450+ on the SAT.  Again, that's for fencing.  I bet a football player is told it is a no-brainer if you are 1300+, but they also take kids in the 1200s.  Yale lax coach also confirmed stats like that.[/quote]

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