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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I attended an Ivy (though not Harvard) and counted plenty of athletes among my friends.  I assure you that the overwhelming majority of them were phenomenal students in addition to being talented athletes.  Outside of luring some top football and basketball recruits, top colleges do not generally have to lower their admission standards much, if at all, to bring in athletes.[/quote]

I went to an Ivy and wasn’t a jock sniffer and I can say that they do lower admissions standards quite substantially for athletes in all sports. [/quote]

Jock sniffer, eh?  Thanks for proving that even an education cannot instill class in some people.[/quote]

Oh I’m sorry does “people who irrationally worship and make excuses for athletes” make you feel better? [/quote]

In fact it is the hatred of college athletes and constant efforts to represent them as academically unqualified that is irrational.[/quote]

Lots of students with other talents are also academically qualified but a big chunk of spots go to these students that can also run fast or throw a ball.   It is not logical.   There is no  basketball major at Harvard [/quote]
It is perfectly logical from the school’s’ perspective. Lots of athletes leads to a healthier, happier student body with more wealthy, connected alums who donate more to the school and help build or maintain its brand.  You only find it illogical because you are thinking either that Harvard, etc., should follow the admissions practices of universities in some other country or because to you, “logical” means ought to favor kids exactly like yours.  This schools’ have sound reasons for liking athletics even if you are not objective enough to understand this. [/quote]

Wow I didn’t realize the mere presence of an athlete made the rest of the student body healthier! A truly magical cohort.

And you say the PP isn’t being logical. At least she isn’t attributing all that is good in the world to athletes. [/quote]

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