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[quote=Anonymous]It is a long thread but thought I would offer my two cents.  Athletes at Ivies are definitely accepted with lower stats than non-athletes, certainly not all of the athletes and maybe not even all of the schools.  The athletes will generally have to have very good stats but often not the same as non-athletes.  Kids quit their sports all the time in college, particularly back ups.  If you are a scholarship athlete, you would almost certainly have to forfeit your scholarship, but most college athletes are not, and none in the Ivies are (often times aid can be arranged).  So quitting one's sport at an Ivy is not likely to lead to any school sanction.  Your son may struggle given the lower admit scores and will not have the excuse that his sport hurt his grades but most people will accept that given the quality of the school and general grade inflation.  The one thing I would say is that accepting the offer with no intent to play a sport is kind of a definition of fraud, not the best way to start college and not the best thing for a parent to encourage.    [/quote]

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