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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Loads of college athletes major in STEM subjects[/b], Econ, or other majors that even a snob like you would consider “useful” and go on to become doctors, lawyers, professors or finance executives.  Sure, there are kids who drop there sport after freshman or sophomore year because balancing it with their academic courseload is too difficult or they no longer enjoy the sport. But the only cases where a recruited athlete quits their sport before they ever start playing it in college are those where the student has a serious injury, a mental health break, or is an unethical loser who lied to the coach. [/quote]

My DS athlete attends UNC Chapel Hill and the number of athletes majoring in STEM can be counted on one hand.  I am LOL at "loads of athletes".  Do you have any numbers to back up that claim?
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IF there are stats on this subject, I don’t know where you’d find them. I’m just going by the roster percentages at the schools where my kids and their friends play, and where their club acquaintances play. And all the rosters I’ve looked at when considering what schools might be a good fit for my youngest. And knowing the backgrounds of my doctor, lawyer, and finance friends.  You can do this exercise too—start by looking at the schools the snobby aunt might want for her family members, keeping in mind the sports snobby people like her are likely to have kids recruited for, which are all non-revenue sports.

All that being said, if anyone knows a kid who was recruited to an academically elite school for sports and quit the sport as soon as they set foot on campus, I’d sincerely be interested in the story of their decision.

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