without d3 sports, my asian siblings who are 2150-2250 sat, top 5% public school kids don't get into A,W,S schools.

Anonymous wrote:OP: Seriously though. You begrudge others who are proud of their kids accomplishments. The accomplishments do not live up to your standards, so it bothers you. A lot. The jealousy and ugliness is disgusting, and unless you're just hormonal, you've got bigger problems than just "annoying" Facebook friends.

Not OP, but I do find the amount that some people are willing to pay for pride to be quite interesting. But hey, to each their own.

OP: Seriously though. You begrudge others who are proud of their kids accomplishments. The accomplishments do not live up to your standards, so it bothers you. A lot. The jealousy and ugliness is disgusting, and unless you're just hormonal, you've got bigger problems than just "annoying" Facebook friends.

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Anonymous wrote:Folks, playing a sport in college is not for everyone, but for some it is a very elemental part of the college experience. I enjoyed my athletic experience in college and have found that the skills I learned as an athlete (even at a D3) are quite useful in the competitive business world. Yes, I tend to hire others with athletic backgrounds. It has worked well so far.

How do you like being a drug rep?

lol

Anonymous wrote:Folks, playing a sport in college is not for everyone, but for some it is a very elemental part of the college experience. I enjoyed my athletic experience in college and have found that the skills I learned as an athlete (even at a D3) are quite useful in the competitive business world. Yes, I tend to hire others with athletic backgrounds. It has worked well so far.

How do you like being a drug rep?

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Anonymous wrote:How come nobody talks about how athletics at SLACs are hooks for wealthy white families? I've watched families groom their kids for this from elementary school.

Right, because URMs never get a bump from athletics. You're the kind of race baiting troll that makes this forum intolerable at times.

I never said URMs don't get a bump for athletics but we are talking about SLACS where the numbers of AA students range from 12%-Amherst to 3% at Tufts as examples. The axe I have to grind is white folks complain so much about the AA and Latino bump but then fail to own the athletic bump for the same schools where white kids are admitted at greater percentages. I'll drop my hooks if you drop yours.

Ok....I get it. But honestly, I think parents are way too focused on creating any possible hook for their own child to be worried about how other kids are getting in. I had one child with a sports hook who didn't need it and a second child with no hook who definitely needs it. We're screwed.

Pointless and indulgent. Give me the name brand, higher ranked school that draws in recruiters over a low-budget podunk college. Half of these de facto open admissions private colleges will be out of business in 10 years.

Folks, playing a sport in college is not for everyone, but for some it is a very elemental part of the college experience. I enjoyed my athletic experience in college and have found that the skills I learned as an athlete (even at a D3) are quite useful in the competitive business world. Yes, I tend to hire others with athletic backgrounds. It has worked well so far.

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Anonymous wrote:How come nobody talks about how athletics at SLACs are hooks for wealthy white families? I've watched families groom their kids for this from elementary school.

Right, because URMs never get a bump from athletics. You're the kind of race baiting troll that makes this forum intolerable at times.

I never said URMs don't get a bump for athletics but we are talking about SLACS where the numbers of AA students range from 12%-Amherst to 3% at Tufts as examples. The axe I have to grind is white folks complain so much about the AA and Latino bump but then fail to own the athletic bump for the same schools where white kids are admitted at greater percentages. I'll drop my hooks if you drop yours.

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Anonymous wrote:Some one is upset because their strategy is being revealed to other competitors:

So check out Wesleyan, Trinity, Davidson, Pomona, Bares, middlebury, Colby, Claremont, Wellesley, tufts, smith, Carleton, bowdoin, macalaster, haverford for these prestigious back up sanctuaries. These are fine schools with great boisterous sporting activities some hovering below the radar.

Go for it. Easier to get into than the Ivies.

Those are all top rated privates most have heard of. OP is talking about privates that would go bankrupt were it not for luring in hundreds of middle class suckers to play gloried intramurals.

Also, Pomona and Claremont are harder to get into than a number of Ivies. Bowdoin/Wesleyan are not far behind.

Anonymous wrote:You should encourage students to apply to good schools just like the poster you claim is bitter. To the contrary, the poster is very generous with the suggestions to look at some very fine LACs across the country. Does shedding this light upset you and your plans? What's wrong with identifying LACs with excellent track records and history easier to matriculate than the Ivy lottery game? What's wrong with you ... are you always this self centered and selfish?

Go for it. Easy with the common app.

You remind me of the Oswald Bates character from In Living Color. Keep up the good work!

My team had cuts. I think all did except maybe football where you can dress the stands for home games if you want to. I also don't think athletics was a boon to the school. I would guess it was a net loss since many of the top players would require good financial aid packages in order to attend because they might have had scholarship offers from DII schools or low level DI schools. Another factor is playing time. I think I could have been a non-scholarship player at a low level DI school but I likely would have ridden the bench. Since most people aren't going pro, don't you want to actually play? And by the way, we actually did have a few kids who ended up playing professionally from my program.

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What happens after the 4 yrs of college? At some point, the sports stop. Or they end up playing for the local adult rec league which seems to the same as intramurals. Sports maybe a part of who they are and what makes them happy, but for most kids, sports have to end sometime.

I've seen three outcomes: a) they get real fat; b) become crossfit drones; or c) drop out of college and enlist in military.

Or go on to lead normal healthy and active lives. You're an a$$hole!

Anonymous wrote:Some one is upset because their strategy is being revealed to other competitors:

So check out Wesleyan, Trinity, Davidson, Pomona, Bares, middlebury, Colby, Claremont, Wellesley, tufts, smith, Carleton, bowdoin, macalaster, haverford for these prestigious back up sanctuaries. These are fine schools with great boisterous sporting activities some hovering below the radar.

Go for it. Easier to get into than the Ivies.

Those are all top rated privates most have heard of. OP is talking about privates that would go bankrupt were it not for luring in hundreds of middle class suckers to play gloried intramurals.

You should encourage students to apply to good schools just like the poster you claim is bitter. To the contrary, the poster is very generous with the suggestions to look at some very fine LACs across the country. Does shedding this light upset you and your plans? What's wrong with identifying LACs with excellent track records and history easier to matriculate than the Ivy lottery game? What's wrong with you ... are you always this self centered and selfish?

Go for it. Easy with the common app.