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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not suggesting that they are dumb jocks.  I just think it would be great for these colleges to place an equal premium on OTHER activities, such as acting, music, community service, etc.  What would have happened to your sons if they had spent as much time focusing on community service as on their sports?  For example, if they organized state-wide conferences on a particular issue, wrote editorials, got other students involved, etc.?  Or if they developed a product, marketed it, and managed to sell it? Why should those students not get early admission nods like athletes?  I have nothing against athletes, I just think our society (and our colleges) places inordinate value on sports.[/quote]

Ok...but how do you know that the kids did not do anything "worthy in your eyes" in addition to sports? My D3 student athlete received a scholarship based on her academic record AND for her community service work in high school (which was substantial).  It was also a community service project that she carried onto the college campus with her and she got an award for it there.  You know what?  All the girls on her college team had some other hook also.  A couple were downright geniuses in science and math. including one who got a fellowship to study in Japan.  Another was an ochestra prodigy and played travel orchestra in addition to her sport.  Yet another was a published author of a children's book on losing a parent.  So...a lot of colleges....especially D3 SLACS (like Williams) place a premium on the OVERALL student. [/quote]

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