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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][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You haven’t figured out that our society values sports over education? [/quote]

But you can get into a good school with amazing academics and zero athletics, but if you have amazing athletics you still need academics that are far above average.

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It's higher EDUCATION...not higher athletics.  [/quote]

Then you don't understand EDUCATION.[/quote]

I don't give a rats ass if my lawyer or my investment advisor or my doctor can catch a ball.   I need their brains...period.[/quote]

And you get that, as med and law schools don't look at sports for admission. [/quote]

They do consider it in an applicant though. If you ace the LSAT, and had top grades, plus played a varsity sport in college, and maybe also were the captain, that added time commitment and leadership on top of academic success does stand out to a law school as law requires excellent time management and leadership.[/quote]

Thanks anyway but I want one that honed their time management skills with academic work and internships , not time on the field or in the pool or whatever.[/quote]

That’s great the world need worker bees too.[/quote]

Aww, you're cute. In the real world, our kids will employ your jocks.[/quote]

Historically incorrect. That is why colleges literally fly people around the US looking for athletes.[/quote]

Sadly, the PP is right. I'm admittedly a nerdy person married with a former jock and he's much much more successful. People love this whole teamwork under pressure, work ethic, being able to juggle multiple tasks at the same time. Success is 99% ability to BS effectively and being at the right place at the right time. Jocks are usually very social and competitive so they have a clear advantage when it comes to management positions. My BFF from grad school played goalie on her hockey team in undergrad and she got a deluge of great job offers. I saw the same patterns for military in grad school; fighter pilots were the first to be recruited for trading positions at the top banks, nobody cared about SAT, GMAT, grades etc. My DC1 is in med school and personal charisma makes it or breaks it in the residency interviews.
Honestly, [b]if you are a white, tall, narcissistic former athlete from an UMC family, your world is your oyster. You make the rules.[/b] [/quote]

I think good looking helps a lot too, no?[/quote]

I think you meant to add MALE, white, tall, former athlete... etc must be MALE.  There will soon be no White FEMALE athletes beyond rec.[/quote]

Women have a significant advantage when it comes to arts and top colleges LOVE female celebrities. I went to school with Leelee Sobieski and trust me, she didn't get in because of her SAT score. She's an amazing person BTW. [/quote]

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