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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Imagine the undergraduate experience at a school with no athletes and only academic grinds. Sounds like fun![/quote]

how many students at MIT or Yale attend the typical game there? Check the attendance at the average baseball or lacrosse game. It's less than 1% probably. No one would miss it.

so sad that your definition of 'fun' limited to going to a game. you should get out more.[/quote]

Have you been to sporting events at Yale or MIT? Obviously not. Especially at Yale, sports bring the normal people out and together. Yes, the nerds probably avoid it, but the smart, mainstream kids make it part of their experience. I know this firsthand, not from assumptions.[/quote]

+1 and I’ve attended sporting events at both of those schools.

I’m not sure anyone on this thread has pointed out the benefits particularly to women of participating in sports- greater confidence, better grades, and less depression. These factors absolutely contribute to lifelong success. I can’t tell you how impressive my Ivy League womens crew teammates have been in the sciences, business, medicine, and law twenty years on. Total rockstars who know how to work hard and stay focused.[/quote]

if this is true, then sports at college should be open to all students, since they can all benefit from it. recruiting athletes runs counter to this - admit the kids who are actually qualified and let them benefit from this.[/quote]

There is still active club-level sports and rec sports in college. The club water polo and hockey teams have a blast. Broomball too. And club soccer. 
You don’t have to sit around and play dungeons and dragons in college. Wake up.[/quote]

so that should more than sufficient to provide the benefits athletics give to women. no need to admit the marginally qualified athlete.[/quote]

There you go again assuming college applicants are marginal students or marginal athletes. You need to expand your orbit, maybe alumni interview or volunteer at some strong public or private high schools. 
We know top academic athletes who chose club teams for a friend circle and sport, and thus have more time for other things, study abroad, double major plus pre med. oh, they also took relevant AP tests and got 5 so bypassed some pre reqs, at an Ivy. [/quote]

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