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dontno · 05-07-2008, 01:18 AM

@ kmatimber:

Also, your statistic is certainly not cogent but also irrelevant. I'm discussing admissions policies. But I'll quickly discuss it. Basically your statistic is supporting the notion that merely staying in school is an achievement. Whoa, these athletes take gut courses and manage a 2.0, with much hand holding from the university at large and the individual professors. I'm sorry I'm not impressed.

I do however make it sound like all athletes are not qualified. At my undergrad, I met a number of athletes who were worthy of placement at an Ivy. However, for so many, they simply do not match the academic criteria for admission.

Furthermore, I can't believe that I have to convince people that colleges grossly deflate their admissions standards for athletes, especially at Ivy Leagues where the standards are so stringent. This is common knowledge.

05-07-2008, 01:18 AM	#36
dontno Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Threads: 8 Posts: 166	@ kmatimber: Also, your statistic is certainly not cogent but also irrelevant. I'm discussing admissions policies. But I'll quickly discuss it. Basically your statistic is supporting the notion that merely staying in school is an achievement. Whoa, these athletes take gut courses and manage a 2.0, with much hand holding from the university at large and the individual professors. I'm sorry I'm not impressed. I do however make it sound like all athletes are not qualified. At my undergrad, I met a number of athletes who were worthy of placement at an Ivy. However, for so many, they simply do not match the academic criteria for admission. Furthermore, I can't believe that I have to convince people that colleges grossly deflate their admissions standards for athletes, especially at Ivy Leagues where the standards are so stringent. This is common knowledge.