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[quote=Anonymous]Not upset that recruited athletes are getting into Ivies. I have a son at an Ivy who is a student athlete. He didn't waltz in as a recruit. He had the grades, scores and of course his sports all covered. Kids who don't get denied admission. It is true that kids who are being recruited for a sport will get a preference and will get in IF they meet all three criteria. Ivies obviously have enough qualified applicants, and more than enough sports recruits who are also top students.

I think prep schools that recruit for sports are pathetic. Sure, there are some esoteric preppy sports like crew where the better programs are at prep schools but in general a kid is who he is. It is just as easy to get recruited as a football player, baseball player or swimmer from any public HS as it is from a IAC or WCAC school. The only compelling thing I see in it is if there is a sports scholarship involved, are the preps better at placing kids into colleges than our local public HS? Long ago when my son had a chance to consider Gonzaga, Landon and Bullis, the easy answer was no, no and no. [/quote]

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