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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm wondering, however, whether our emphasis on athletics serves us well in the long run.  What will help our country succeed internationally -- having really good lacrosse players or the smartest students?  According to Bowen, students who are admitted for sports are, generally, less academically talented than their peers (peers chosen for editing the school newspaper, being concertmaster in the orchestra, etc., as well as being excellent students) and, for the most part, make up the bottom tiers of the class (perhaps in part because of the hours upon hours chasing after a ball).  Upon graduation, the athletes are more likely to choose careers in finance, according to Bowen.  I'd rather our premier colleges and universities choose students who will become physicists, journalists, doctors, engineers, diplomats, and heads of non-profits.  [/quote]

Ok Ok..your kid is not an athlete.  We get it!

And some folks in this thread seem to be stuck on the premise that good athletes cannot be smart students.  I do not care what Bowen says, it is an insulting and self serving position. And it is inaccurate, especially at the D3 level.

I have an idea.  Send your kid to a top academic school where athletics is not a major factor on campus.  There are plenty of those out there too.  But please spare us your views on what kids and types of kids the top colleges should admit.  [/quote]

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