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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And they were originally attended by WASPs that believed: sound body, sound mind. Students that were robust physically and mentally bright. No weakness. Students originated from boarding schools where sports were required. Athletics were intertwined with academics.[/quote] This is possibly exaggerating the “mentally bright” part. While there were many with world class intellects, there were also many students from traditional feeder prep schools who were “well rounded” and had reports full of “Gentleman’s Cs”. Several of the schools became much more focused on attracting the academically elite just as they gradually became more open to accepting students from more diverse backgrounds. No surprise that this also coincided with an increased focus on legacy admits — to continue to nurture the families and demographic groups that had been their primary source for students over the centuries. [/quote]
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