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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I handle that better than dumb athletes at T10/20/Ivies.

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Fair, almost all athletes from our private who go to that level of school are slightly (1350-1400) to significantly (1150-1200) lower than the average unhooked admit at the same schools (1500+). Rarely there is a recruited athlete with a 1500+ and top GPA/rigor. 
The ones who are legacy are almost all 1500+/tops, some are 1450. Legacy is not the same boost as athlete but it is a boost. 
The fac-brat was a 1350. We have not had a known big-donor-hollywood type admit, likely could be athlete level boost, who cares.

It doesn't matter tons because if your unhooked kid is good enough to get in to T10/ivy or even T20, there will be somewhere between 30-40% of students who are hooked and below the average unhooked group, hence your kid has a great shot at being top half or better when they graduate from the top college! That earns one top recs, a 3.8-3.9 GPA, and a great shot at the next application cycle of life. Two at two different ivies and the competition is fierce among the unhooked--it is better that there are not 90-100% unhooked!
If your unhooked kid does not get in sure you can say a hooked kid stole the spot and they did, but yours can go be a big fish at a T30-40ish and win that way. [/quote]

Nobody stole anyone's spot. You could eliminate all ALDC kids and Larla still isn't getting in because 60,000 kids applied for 1600 seats. People just need to deal with it. Plenty of athletes at the schools mentioned have academic stats equal to anybody at the school and they are the ones that the unhooked kids should fear because they will be taking the top spots in any area that they choose. [/quote]

The math ain’t mathing on this. It’s a zero-sum game. [/quote]

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