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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This isn’t true at either single sex school my kids attend.   At the 9th grade level, you get a handful of kids there for athletic ability (maybe 4 at all girls, less than 10 at all boys ) and the rest of the new admits are solely there for their academic records.[/quote]

The problem with this statement is that it implies academics and athletics are mutually exclusive. For the most part, the athletes are also strong academic applicants and their sport is what sets them apart from the next kid that only has academics going for them.[/quote]

The OP recognizes that good academics and good athletics are not mutually exclusive. The question is, where academics are equal, why are athletics more highly valued than other ECs. Answer:  money[/quote]

I wasn’t talking about the OP. I was referring to PP that said, “This isn’t true at either single sex school my kids attend. At the 9th grade level, you get a [b]handful of kids there for athletic ability (maybe 4 at all girls, less than 10 at all boys ) and the rest of the new admits are solely there for their academic records.[/b]

This implies that the athletes are only there for athletics and not for academics. I am the PP that has stated my kid is a 4.0 student that is also a very strong athlete.[/quote]

Are you at the same school as the PP?  How would this apply to your student?  Do you think different schools approach this differently?[/quote]

It doesn’t matter. The fact is some people like to place athletes into a dumb jock category to make themselves feel better when the reality is these athletes are competing in the classroom and the sports field/court. Americans value athletics. It’s been that way since at least the beginning of Olympics.[/quote]

The fact is that parents of athletes like to pretend their kids are competing in the classroom. They’re not. And it’s been that way since the beginning of the Olympics. [/quote]

I’m sorry you feel that way. My 4.0, bilingual, 99% HSPT child would disagree with you on that. Good luck on the waitlist. [/quote]

Oh I’m so wounded. My kids are already in and see firsthand how the athletes fall behind. [/quote] Which school?[/quote]

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