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[quote=Anonymous]DD is a swimmer and a high school senior who has been going through the recruiting process, with Ivy league and flagship public colleges. As she met with coaches and teams we noticed that the Ivies teams have a significant number of Asian student on their rosters.

As a swim mom I would attest to my personal observation that over the 8-10 years DD has been swimming competitively in the Mid-Atlantic region that there are an increasing number of Asian parents in the stands and swimmers competing. For the record I think diversity is always welcome. My point is that I think Asian students who aspire to the Ivy league are pursuing all the paths to enrollment, including sports.

As ppl have mentioned that Ivy teams need to have a minimum academic average across the team. DD ended up going with the flagship program over the Ivy bc she is deeply committed to her swimming and the flagship is a top 15 program nationally. The Ivy she did not choose announced an Asian swimmer with comparable times in the same events as DD.  My point is the Asian students are not there with mediocre times and good GPAs. These kids excel in the pool. [/quote]

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