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[quote=Anonymous]15:20 again.  Despite my reservations, let's try a hypothetical choice though, since maybe we can get somewhere ....

First Hypothetical: Who would you hire? And how much does the student's athletic career affect your decision?

Option A: Student with all B & C grades, who was a bench player on the school's football team that went to a NCAA bowl.

Option B: Student with mostly C grades and a couple Ds, who was a starter on the school's football team that won a NCAA bowl game.

Option C: Student with all A & B grades, who the president and captain of the school's club ice hockey team, which never won any awards or accolades of any kind. (A club team with no formal school support because ice hockey is not a recognized sport at the school.)

Option D: Student with all A grades, who is a recreational runner and has completed two marathons.

All are coming from the same school, all are relatively equal in terms of interview personality and general likability, and all are applying for the same job.

Pick one, and explain your reasoning.  No fair changing the parameters or adding an Option E.  If you want to choose a different option, make up your own hypo.

I'll go first: I'd pick either D because of the top grades, or C because I like how s/he organized the team.  I would not care one bit how successful any of these sports teams were, so A and B stand no chance with me.[/quote]

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