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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Those who [b]can[/b], play a sport, combine it with appropriate level academics, and leverage that into a hook valued by many top LACs and universities.
Those who can't, complain and shout into the wind on DCUM.[/quote]

By "can," you probably meant having the financial means to take classes in some exclusive racist sport, rather than any special physical ability? Because with enough coaching probably anyone can become decent at some random obscure sport.[/quote]

NESCAC sponsors sports for men and women in:  football, baseball/softball, soccer, rowing, lacrosse, tennis, golf, ice hockey, swimming & diving, track & field, cross country, and squash.  I might have missed one or two.
Which are exclusive, racist, and obscure?[/quote]

Rowing and squash and golf are the first that come to mind. There’s also skiing.
But it generally takes money to be good in all of the sports. There’s paying for travel teams, coaching, conditioning, travel, equipment. Plus, you need parents who have the time to take kids to all of the games and practices.[/quote]

Also, sports like skiing, rowing and golf skew heavily white. Are you suggesting that white kids are simply better than black kids at these sports? Or are you willing to concede that there is something inherently inequitable when colleges create special admissions loopholes for super-expensive sports that only the rich and privileged can afford to play?[/quote]

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