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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think a lot of people are failing to understand...there are a lot of kids who have stellar grades and standardized test scores WHO ALSO play sports. When given the choice between two kids who have roughly the same academic credentials, the University is going to take the kid who can help staff a team.

[b]There are really not that many circumstances where academics are totally bent to take a kid who would not otherwise gain admission[/b].[/quote]

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Sure, Allen Iverson totally would have been admitted to Georgetown had he just been in the regular admissions pile [/quote]

Yet he brought more money into the university then 95% of the people who have ever attended it.  [/quote]

100%. Honestly, this whole 10 page convo is angry privileged white ladies who want their kids to have a bigger hook in the door that they built to keep others out. They're trying to peddle it as being 100% focused on academics but it's really about keeping who they deem to be subpar out of their institutions. The universities have decided that they value sports. They offer a small amount of scholarships and slots for athletes who meet their requirements. If your kids are able to compete in that world, have at it. IF not, go through the college admissions process just like everyone else. This is not hard.

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Interesting take.  I see this convo as privileged white parents who want keep this special "athletic door" open because it disproportionally benefits them.  I believe that there have been studies done showing that athletics admissions don't benefit the poor, LMC student who might otherwise not be going to that college - it benefits UMC, mostly white, students who are mostly in sports that do not bring money to the university but still do recruiting -- ex. sailing, lacrosse.  Their parents have the means to pour a lot of money into training and preparing their kids to do these sports, many with an eye toward college admission.
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