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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you have the same anger at other ethnic groups that can get in with a full grade point lower than those that are not URM?  Or is your hate reserved for those that have something your child does not have?

In all, Fortune estimates that 95 percent of its Fortune 500 CEOs played sports. While only 6 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs are women, the proportion of women CEOs who were athletes is similar—90 percent of them played sports at some point, and 54 percent played sports at the university level.

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Nerves of steel. It takes courage to take on a tough opponent, and the most successful women CEOs are 50 times more likely to score high in “Courage” than lower-performing CEOs. That’s right, five-zero. Combine that with the 10 times greater likelihood of high “Risk Taking,” and you have women who are taking their businesses into bold new territory.  Bold anticipation. Reading a play as it unfolds, or anticipating the pitch, takes a keen eye, laser focus and awareness of self and others. A woman CEO who is at the top of her game is four times more likely to score high in “Situational Self-Awareness.” In other words, she can read the room, take in the dynamics at play, and stay aware of her response and its impact. With “Tolerance of Ambiguity” (seven times more likely to be high), these women CEOs don’t need the dynamics of the situation to be obvious in order to take “Action” (10 times more likely to be high).

How many CEOs were college athletes?
The statistic “95% of Fortune 500 CEOs played college sports” is impressive, but the numbers don't lie. Here are just a few on the list: John Donahoe, CEO of Ebay: 'Basketball Junkie' at Dartmouth. Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo: Played cricket in college in India.

https://www.coachup.com/nation/articles/95-of-fortune-500-ceos-were-athletes

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Yes because being a Fortune 500 CEO is a real meritocracy.

[b]I actually don’t care if the schools want to recruit athletes. [/B]I think you cannot have an honest discussion about college admissions if you don’t recognize that college athletes get a huge leg up in the process that is in spite of their academic qualifications. Because if can’t admit that then you skew completely the argument that URMs are somehow benefitting from “lower” standards but your 70% Rich, white athlete admits totally earn their way in. It’s actually more unfair to the other groups not to recognize this. [/quote]

The bolded is transparently not true. 
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Believe what you want. I’ve never said they shouldn’t do it. I’ve just said it’s a huge advantage for the athlete and that they have lesser academic qualifications. [/quote]

You sound surprised at this. It is known it's an advantage. How is it that you just found out and are shocked? Other people have known this all along and have encouraged their kids to play sports. Have you been under a rock?[/quote]

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