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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I handle that better than dumb athletes at T10/20/Ivies.

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Those dumb athletes are both smarter and more successful than your children. Was just hanging out with some Cal and Stanford volleyball players this morning. They would eat your kids as snacks.[/quote]

You are missing the point.  The point is that they are not as smart or academically qualified as other non-athlete applicants who are denied admission.  Schools have different academic standards for recruited athletes.  Have the decency to admit it.[/quote]

Actually you are missing the point. They are qualified for admissions and that is all that matters. There are thousands of qualified applicants turned away every year in favor of other qualified applicants who have lesser stats but stand out in some other way. That is how holistic admissions works. Have the decency to treat all of those admits including those who are athletes with the respect that they deserve.[/quote]

+1. I’m OP, by the way, and wasn’t even thinking about athletes in my original post, but have been following along as it’s a similar parallel. We could add faculty kids, artistic kids, kids who are social leaders, etc. - all are often institutional priorities, and as long as they meet the academic threshold for admission, I don’t see why anyone would begrudge them except out of sour grapes.[/quote]

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