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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This isn’t true at either single sex school my kids attend.   At the 9th grade level, you get a handful of kids there for athletic ability (maybe 4 at all girls, less than 10 at all boys ) and the rest of the new admits are solely there for their academic records.[/quote]

The problem with this statement is that it implies academics and athletics are mutually exclusive. For the most part, the athletes are also strong academic applicants and their sport is what sets them apart from the next kid that only has academics going for them.[/quote]

The OP recognizes that good academics and good athletics are not mutually exclusive. The question is, where academics are equal, why are athletics more highly valued than other ECs. Answer:  money[/quote]

I wasn’t talking about the OP. I was referring to PP that said, “This isn’t true at either single sex school my kids attend. At the 9th grade level, you get a [b]handful of kids there for athletic ability (maybe 4 at all girls, less than 10 at all boys ) and the rest of the new admits are solely there for their academic records.[/b]

This implies that the athletes are only there for athletics and not for academics. I am the PP that has stated my kid is a 4.0 student that is also a very strong athlete.[/quote]

I am the prior poster.  My kids are at very academically rigorous schools and yes, the recruited athletes have to meet standards.  But most of the kids coming in at 9 th grade are not particularly athletic.  Freshman admits tend to be nerdier than the kids who are lifers.[/quote]

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