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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Harvard can have sports teams without preferring athletes in the admissions process. they might suck more than they do now, but they suck pretty hard now. [/quote]

Harvard wants athletes for more that just their athletic ability. Outstanding athletes tend to also possess the qualities that outstanding leaders have. They work well with others, know how to work hard, they persevere in the face of loss and disappointment. Many have the ability to inspire and encourage others to do well. They are the kind of people who frequently go on to be leaders in government and business.

Harvard is in the business of producing leaders in society, not only academics. Athletes bring abilities to the table that Harvard likes to see in their students. I realize a lot of people would like to see schools like Harvard be about the academics and nothing but the academics, but that just isn’t the case. Harvard sees the need for people who can be leaders in the world and that is what they aim to turn out. 
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Wow - you really buy into the halo around athletes, don't you?

These are not 'outstanding athletes'.  They're not Olympians, they don't turn professional, and they're rarely in the elite of their own birth year for their sport.

What are they?  Mostly sub-par students who absent their athletic ability would never make it to the Harvard campus.

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What are they? Future CEOs and presidents.[/quote]

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