@cptofthehouse Is that division 1 athletics? I thought it was very common for Division 1 athletes to have a completely different application than normal applicants, so, its all about try outs, and many different physical evaluations. Those kids get academic tutors, and are away at games the majority of the school year, as they have a JOB to do, the sport, and its an 11 month contract, for say girls division 1 basketball, so of course they do not apply to the college, was what I thought.
At Stanford, I know an elite discus thrower. This girl was given a spot in the masters program so she could have a fifth year, as I think she was not throwing her discus one year. She went to international competitions for most of the school year, and she was close to Olympic level and went pro. For her, Stanford was only about coaching and athletics, but she earned a bachelors and masters degree in some design field too, somehow, although she rarely hung out at Stanford, she was always on the road.
Division 1 sports is a business at all big state schools, and I assumed at Harvard but I don’t know that much about Division 1, so if you clarify it would be helpful. Thanks.