Do athletics play a role in admissions?

hellojan
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:17:51 +0000

I’d say, from experience, that grades don’t matter as much for athletes - even at Columbia. Our athletics department employs a liaison who is charged with the task of negotiating with admissions, with frustrated and disappointed professors, etc. She helps push kids through when they won’t make the cut on their own. The truth is, the two sides make compromises all the time. And I don’t want to generalize too much. But, yeah, it’s D-1 sports.

It’s also true that a lot of our athletes are brilliant people. They deserve quite a bit of credit for how hard they work on and off the field. So, respect to them!