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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What would happen to a school like Hamilton if it dropped out of the NESCAC?  In a generation it would have “really fallen off” and in two generations it would be lost in the academic wilderness.

Or what if Cornell dropped out of the Ivy League and U Rochester joined?  It sounds preposterous, but what would these two schools look like in 50 or 75 years?

These school know they need to remain in their athletic leagues to remain as relevant as they are today.  Thus they need to recruit
athletes that will keep them competitive in their conference.  Many, many of these kids being recruited are [b]exceptional students and they get priority in admissions[/b] because they offer something to the school beyond their grades and test scores. It’s a case of “and” not “or” for the most part.  Yes there is the occasional football player with the 1250 SAT but that is the extreme exception.

And the ancient Greeks agreed with the American model.  The mind and intellectual pursuit was inseparable from the body and the athletic.  [/quote]
Um, the ancient Greeks also had slaves. If they are truly exceptional, they would not — as you euphemistically describe for an entirely different admissions process — need “priority” in admissions now, would they?[/quote]

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