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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do we accept in sports only the best available performers?  In sports we don't distinguish poor kid with no special coaching but with innate abilities versus rich kid with years of high priced one-to-one coaching but with moderate abilities.  We don't give others any allowance for them being subpar at their sport due to their physical limitations because of genetics or economic reasons.  Based on athletic provess and interest, athletes go to D1 and professional level, D3 and semiprofessional level, intramural and private club level, weekend warrior level, and finally couch potato level.  Then why do we give all sorts of allowances when it comes to admission to colleges?  We give extra time for standardized tests, accept lower GPA and test scores for recruited athletes, URM, first-gen, economically poor students and now students with adversity scores.  Do we, as a society, come to a common understanding that most if not all students should be given a shot at studying at highly selective colleges regardless of whether, once they get there, they will succeed academically or not?  Not every student should be escorted to the gates of highly selective colleges.  We have thousands of colleges, community colleges, and trade schools and they are all looking for students to educate.

What is prompting us to treat admission to colleges differently from selection to sports teams?  Is it because we view education as a ticket to earning livelihood and a degree from a highly selective college is viewed as the best means to achieve it?  If so, instead of strengthening education system from early childhood level to high school for every child in the society, which of course is a daunting task, we are resorting to a quick band aid that is not a solution that will give lasting benefits to the society. [/quote]

You can't compare sports to academics...sorry.  You don't NEED to do a sport, but you NEED to get an education.  Nice try though.[/quote]

I agree. You NEED to get an education.  But it doesn't have to be at a highly selective college only![/quote]

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