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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] The only thing that is funny is how desperate athlete parents are to convince us either that (a) our kids aren’t stupid or (b) if they are it’s because they spend oh so many hours in practice.

Just own it. Your kid is less qualified academically but the school took them to fill a need. But don’t harp on first gen, legacy or other hooks while you do it. Then you’re both desperate and a hypocrite.[/quote]

I think the only thing that’s funny is that an adult sees things in such a black and white way. How do you account for kids like mine, both Ivy athletes, one who was valedictorian and NMSF and one who graduated from college summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa? The schools may have taken them to fill a need, because they do need to fill their athletic rosters, but my kids - and many of their teammates- were most certainly academically qualified.  But keep your false narrative, for whatever comfort it provides you.[/quote]

Except it’s not a false narrative for revenue sports.  This is all quite factual and it is what it is.

Let’s just say it in simple words…yes a recruited football, basketball or baseball player can have stats much lower than the averages at an Ivy school.  Much, much lower at a Duke or Stanford that awards athletic scholarships.

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My first child got accepted to Yale with an SAT of 1190 and 3.2 GPA as a 5-star recruit.  The second child got accepted to Stanford with an SAT of 1270 and a 3.3 GPA as a blue chip recruit.  This was about ten years ago. [/quote]

Sure they did.

My kid is going through this now and, even if I believed what you say (and I don't based on the kids I know who got accepted to Harvard for athletics and other similar schools in recent times), it is simply no longer the case. The first thing out of these coaches' mouths when talking to my DC is "what are your grades" and "send me your transcripts." I know kids who have been flat out told "you won't make it through admissions so we won't be able to consider you."

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