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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Why are athletes lumped in here? Don't they display merit in having to essentially meet an athletic and academic bar (even if the academic bar is a little different)? It is so strange to see people talk about a group that clearly has a long-developed and in-demand skillset in the same way as someone who was born to parents who happened to attend a college. Because they are the ultimate hook. Even you admit it’s a different bar.[/quote] NP, but PP did not say a different bar - what she described is actually an additional bar. If a kid meets or exceeds the academic standards AND can contribute athletically, why are you suggesting that shouldn’t matter? Very often those kids have equal or better stats than the student population at large, and they are bringing a skill set that the average applicant does not have.[/quote]
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