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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting article about the boost white athletes have for entrance to Ivies. Well known in our metro area but getting some wider notice with the Harvard AA case.

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/10/college-sports-benefits-white-students/573688/[/quote]
Uh, no. The boost that ATHLETES have for entrance to Ivies. You don't think black/Hispanic athletes get that same boost? [/quote]

If you bothered to click, the first sentence indicates that 65% of athletes in the Ivies are white. That is much higher than the proportion of white students on those campus. There isn't a single D1 black sailor. 85% of lacrosse players and 90% of hockey players are white. So the athletic tip results in decidedly less diversity at the Ivies. [/quote]
Then you need to edit your original post. It is factually incorrect and misleading. The bump is not because they are white athletes, the bump is because they are athletes. Yes, the athletes tend to be white, but they're not getting an admissions boost because they are athletes that are white. [/quote]

Actually, the implication of this white athlete bit  -- and the implication of the special lists for big donors or legacy bounces in the Harvard suit -- indirectly support the common concern that working class/middle class white kids who are not athletes have a harder time getting into ivies than other URMs.   If a disproportionately high number of accepted student athletes are white and the school is seeking more racial diversity targets,  there are likely fewer spots left for other white students even in the absence of fixed quotas.    [/quote]

It probably goes further still.  These sports loose money for the schools even when they offer no scholarship money, so they may as well be a set aside for full pay country club types.   Athletes who make a coach's list but wont be paying full tuition are more likely to get cut at the admissions stage.[/quote]

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