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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My guess is that admissions people at many schools are trying to build a class which is diverse in many ways (beyond ethnicity).  They want some athletes, some musicians, some artists, and so on.  Acceptances are not merely based on academic achievement….
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The other thing is that the K-12 schools are quickly realizing that pretty much the only kids they are getting into elite universities are minorities and athletes.  
So these kids will have an increasing edge in high school admissions 
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So do you think private schools should admit less kids who are minorities and athletes? Do think it is unfair?[/quote]

Huh?  No. 
I'm not suggesting anything. Simply saying that as a parent of a senior at a Big3 (with friends whose kids are at other Big3s) that these schools are really struggling getting kids into college this year. 
(no reflection on them--just the reality of college admissions in 2023)
The only kids sailing through to top 75 colleges are minorities and athletes. I am sure they will focus on enlarging these pools of high school admits this year and in the future. 
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The vast majority of admits to those college are white rich kids. Depending on the school athletes are maybe 5-10% and minorities are 7-18% with overlap. Sounds like a stupid strategy[/quote]
 
"Nearly 80 percent of Harvard students are involved in some kind of athletics..."  https://college.harvard.edu/student-life/athletics

No, 80% are not recruited, but these schools are filled with high school athletes who continue to do sports in college.[/quote]

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