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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It takes a ton of discipline and hard work to excel in athletics and academics.  Why wouldn't a top school want someone like this rather than a student who only excelled in academics?  As an employer, I would take the scholar/athlete over the scholar (with slightly higher stats) any day of the week because it's simply harder to be excellent at both than to be a little bit better at just academics.[/quote]

Totally agree.  Our 3 oldest children were admitted to top 10 D3 schools as recruited athletes.  It's likely that our youngest will be too.  Of the three oldest, I'd be willing to bet money that the two oldest would have gotten into their school without an athletic tip.  #3 probably had a 50-50 chance without athletics.  All 4 kids have benefited significantly from playing sports.  They have excellent time management skills; even more important, they have the resilience necessary to succeed academically, professionally and personally.  At my workplace I'm currently supervising four law student interns, 2 of whom were athletes in college (1 Ivy and 1 NESCAC).  All are highly qualified students, but the athletes stand out for their attitude -- no whining.     [/quote]

Right, because students who excel at non Athletic activities have minuscule time management skills or resilience. [/quote]

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