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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you think an athlete should get an edge in applying to medical school? Mediocre MCATs, far below the average grades of most applicants, but the kid could play football.[/quote] Undergrad and grad two different things. Not a valid argument.[/quote] OK, should an athlete get an edge in applying to an engineering program? [/quote] Again, there is no edge. Athletes are not competing against non-athletes for a seat. If the school has a sports team they are going to need an athlete to field the team. Athlete candidates are competing against themselves.[/quote] That is correct: Schools recruit athletes to fill spots in their schools because they are, in fact, in the athletic team business. Conversely, if schools were not concerned with fielding teams, there would be no need to, say, give an athlete an edge in applying to an engineering program. Exactly right. [/quote]
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