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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of the anti athlete people have no idea either how Ivy admissions or general life works. Here is what if looks like in real life: Let's say there are two kids. Student A has a 3.9, 1350 SAT, 3 APs, and is an exceptionally good soccer player to the point where she is a recruited athlete. Student B has a 4.2, 1450 SAT, member of the chess club and a few other recreational-level activities (but nothing exceptional), and 5 APs. Of the two, it is clear to anyone without a weird chip on their shoulder that student A is the more compelling candidate and will be far more likely to do interesting and exceptional things in life. Student B has not demonstrated any reason why she is exceptional. Hence the admission boost for A. [/quote]

This is a terrible example and here is why:

1. Student A is offered admission without any consideration about his grades, course load, gpas, or anything else.

2. Student B usually has far, far more AP courses and more difficult classes (higher level math, high level science) and student A usually has the opposite - as in most of the time.

It’s more like this:

Student A is a very good soccer player and is offered admission to multiple schools without actually applying to any of them and without consideration of his academic achievements or any other factor other than his soccer achievement. A doesn’t fit the acceptance stats at all.

Student B is a much better student than A, took much harder courses than A, took multiple ECs and did lots of service hours compared to A, and has a much higher SAT/ACT than A. B fits the typical acceptance stats perfectly. B applies to the school.

A is admitted without applying and no real consideration of anything other than soccer. B is rejected.

That’s the complaint. You make it sound like they are apples to apples - close but soccer edges one out. This is. Or what’s happening most of the time.

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