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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why should the criteria be making money or breaking even? Virtually no drama, orchestra, or other programs in the arts make money for colleges, so should those all be cut as well?  Colleges provide those programs and non-revenue sports because they want to attract a wide variety of students to campus, not because they are potential profit centers (although alums who played college sports almost always contribute more to the school than the average non-athlete alums, and colleges definitely take that into account).

Also, have you seen the stats about the percentage of female CEOs who played sports in college? It’s quite striking how many did. There are strong connections between playing sports at a high level and future earning potential, scoff as you may at all the athletes you feel are inferior to you or your kid. [/quote]

BUT...schools don’t offer drama scholarships; they do offer full-ride athletic scholarships AND that full ride is being subsidized by his/her peers who ARE taking on debt so your “athlete” can go for free. [/quote]

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