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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They absolutely do. The only kids I know personally who go to Ivys are recruited athletes. (Not in DMV area.)

My boyfriend’s ds is a standout soccer player and going to a school he would never get in otherwise.

I don’t have any judgment about it and probably see it as an overall fine thing because I don’t really believe in entitlement to spots in college. [/quote]

But there is stigma associated with that on campus.  The athletes are viewed as weaker students because they got in because of sports.  It worth it to take the admit but just be aware of that.[/quote]

I don't think they care what the nerds think anyway. [/quote]

The " I don't care" defense mechanism.  It does exist.[/quote]
This is a silly tangent. The only people who stigmatize athletes as weak students are younger versions of people like OP who are jealous and bitter about athletes being more sought after by colleges.  Most people are not like this, and the ones who are are disappointed to find that the majority of athletes do well academically in college. Hopefully this helps them learn the dangers of stereotyping, though I don’t hold out a lot of hope given how many full-grown athlete haters there are on this forum. [/quote]

Not one poster expressed hatred for athletes.

I personally expressed DIFFERENT aspirations for my child.

That is all. Why is that opinion any less valid than yours?[/quote]

People have called them dumb, jocks, don’t fit in… so yes since these are all negative judgements, it shows a “hate”.[/quote]

And near-immedately, a nasty sports parent retorted with HARR HARR THEY DON'T CARE WHAT THE NERDZ THINK OF THEM ANYWAY and another even dumber one "LOL"ed their post.

So you were saying?[/quote]

I agree that is hateful. So you agree that there is hate for athletes. Also, can you link to a thread specifically create to hate on "geeks"? There is a "athletes suck" post every 2-3 months.[/quote]

No one is hating on these kids.   The issue is that these are institutions of higher education, not higher foot ball or higher hockey or higher volleyball.  Nothing wrong with being a good athlete but why it makes sense to prioritize that talent over other gifts when giving out higher education spots is a legitimate discussion.  Why does not other county in the world do this?[/quote]

Oh come on. Some of the posts in this thread (and others on DCUM) been outright hateful. I am not remotely athletic and I can see that clearly.

There are some bitter, hateful posters on this thread who clearly have issues that go far beyond college admissions. And they live in a weird resentful fantasy world. This entire thread started with OPs angry imagination too (her story is obviously untrue), and has drawn in people similar to OP who spend their time in a fugue state centered around athletic admissions. The actual facts surrounding athletic admissions don't warrant the seething unstable focus of some of these posters. [/quote]

lol.  It is not really hard to understand why people would question the connection between higher learning and playing lax or hockey or whatever.  
I have been through this.  I had an admissions officer tell my kid to switch majors to better accommodate the sport.  WTF?  Obviously an immediate no to that school but some players actually did that.

It is not an obvious connection to make and the fact that you are so aggressively defensive of this weird system is suspect.  Maybe you make your living in the billion dollar youth sports industry.

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