<p>My reading of the articles in the NYTimes was not that Haverford admitted athletes who did not belong there academically. They all had to have very strong academic qualifications. There are many aspects to college admissions beyond GPA and SAT scores. LACs are creating an intentional community that has many dimensions of diversity as a goal. Some put more emphasis on athletics as a dimension of diversity they want to include in their intentional community (Williams is an example). Others do not (Reed maybe?).</p>
<p>If possible, you could always visit Haverford to see if it is the type of community where you would like to spend your college years.</p>