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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone of these parents complaining about this would happily accept the preferred athletic treatment if their kid was offered it.  [/quote]

Maybe, but I'd at least acknowledge the preferential treatment, which some people seem unable to do here.  All I see is protests of sour grapes, they work hard, it's just as stressful for athletes just in other ways, it's just the same as another other EC.....

My kid is a double legacy at a top school which definitely gives special treatment to legacies.  Who knows if that will be in place by the time my kid gets to applying, but I freely acknowledge that it is unfair and there is no justification for it at all.  Despite the fact that I might benefit, for the system as a whole, I don't think it makes sense.

Can parents of student athletes do the same?[/quote]

[b]Can you see the difference? [/b]Your kid did nothing to achieve double legacy status. It is purely his or her good luck to have been born to parents who attended the school and made donations. An athlete trains for years to achieve a chance at being recruited. That's hard work, not pure luck.

I'm not arguing that the system is fair, but those two admissions preferences aren't comparable. [/quote]

She can't. The fact that PP can't understand the hard work, sacrifice, discipline, and value of athletics is very scary. To think that's an unfair advantage and being an athlete is an unfair advantage is truly insane.[/quote]

The fact that you think athletics has some sort of monopoly over hard work, sacrifice and discipline that other ECs (which don't get the same admissions preference) don't is insane.  
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My DD is being recruited for her sport. She is currently at what many of you call a "Big 3" and is a leader in a very important EC and was selected by faculty for a fairly presitigious other "EC." Neither of those remotly compare to the time and commitment she has made to her sport. Her true success is illustrated in the balance between school and the sport, not the balance between school and non-sport extra curriculars. They just aren't the same. [/quote]

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