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[quote=Anonymous][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]
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Athletes at some schools are frequently outliers.

They absolutely are....at schools with big time programs like Georgetown for basketball, JHU for Lacrosse or at top schools in P4 programs like Duke and Stanford.

But not at top academic schools like the Ivy League and Patriot League for D1 where the Academic Index forces a level of balance and especially in the NESCAC where there are hard limits on the number of athletes who can be below the school mean and receive support. NESCAC academic requirements are considerably higher than the Ivies for the top schools. At these schools athletes are frequently outliers in the opposite direction because they are academically competitive anywhere.
I agree that they have earned their consideration for their achievements but they are frequently academic outliers.[/quote][/quote]

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