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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]well that makes 3 Princeton sports recruits.  2 for lacrosse and one for track.  [/quote]

[b]I think it is unfair to act like sports playing a part in admissions is somehow unfair[/b].  It takes a great deal of time and effort to be a top athlete. It seems like DCUMs are very comfortable with let's say a top violinist getting an edge vs a top basketball player.  (both of those randomly picked)[/quote]

It is unfair.

Club/travel sports are extremely expensive to take part in & require significant parent involvement. A kid may be a talented young athlete (including a high school basketball player), but won’t be recruited unless they happen to have parents with the time and money to put them in club sports. Money isn’t sufficient to get recruited, but it is definitely necessary.

Go look at some rosters of sports in the Ivy/NESCAC/UAA/Centennial/Patriotic League conferences. They’re filled with UMC white kids who went to private school & public schools in very wealthy areas, especially if we’re talking about women’s sports. [/quote]

The same could be argued about the violinist, cellist, or even a straight a student who does well on SATs because of prep courses in tutors. But for some reason people are particularly upset about sports.[/quote]

That’s a valid point.

The truth of the matter is that parents are upset whenever the Admissions criteria used doesn’t benefit or advantage them.

The parents of studious kids think that grades and test scores ought to be all important. The parents of athletes think athletic ability ought to count heavily. The alumni are all for the schools using Legacy as an important factor.

The fact is that it’s the colleges that set up the rules and the criteria. What they do is beyond the preferences of any parents.

But, that won’t stop the parents from carping and complaining about a system they see as “unfair!” Because it doesn’t benefit them.[/quote]

The PP you’re replying to thinks that travel/club sports & studying for the SAT cost the same amount of money (they do not!). A kid can excel on the SAT at their own volition without any money or parental involvement. The same is not true in sports.[/quote]

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