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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also every so often these slac schools use sports to increase their chances of gettting a top student.

My kids has 1580 SAT, 4.7 GPA, and will have 15 AP courses after senior year. Great leadership in a few different other areas besides the sport. Great service. Definitely a narrative. Ivy legacy.

But the kid wants to play the sport so it is looking like NESCAC or UAA league as not good enough to play at the Ivy.[/quote]

This happens, but I doubt that often. More anecdata: a student-athlete classmate was talking about their 32 ACT and 3s on AP exams, in the context of saying how well prepared they felt for Amherst. Shortly after, they dropped the upper-level science class both had signed up for. My kid was a little perplexed about how the classmate was admitted in the first place. I had to explain athletes aren't necessarily held to the same standard they were. This was not a FGLI or URM. [/quote]

Yea, well, your kid needs to get over their jealousy or insecurity or whatever it is when it comes to athletes.  There’s no shame in having to drop an “upper level science class” at any top school no matter what your ACT score is.   [/quote]

You think my kid is jealous or insecure? They felt sorry for the other kid, who seemed over their head academically and off to a rough start. It's tough on the kids who are less well prepared academically, but hopefully it will work out for them. [/quote]

Yes I think your kid was jealous.  And there’s no reason to feel sorry for anyone with a 32 on the ACT.  The athlete doesn’t need your kid’s pity.   [/quote]

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