<p>Ahh, I see. Thanks for satisfying my curiosity. This does slightly modify my views of these schools. I don’t think schools with credentials such as Ivys should allow certain students to fly under the radar when it comes to grades just because they’re good athletes. But to each his own. </p>
<p>Building on this, are the lowered expectations as low as my buddy was saying? He was shooting for an 1800 on the SAT (he never mentioned subject tests). From what I garner going through the application process myself and reading this forum for a while, an 1800 is basically a death sentence to any Ivy League application.</p>