Princeton vs Yale

PtonAlumnus
Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:46:22 +0000

Cmburns seems to suffer from the impression that all jocks are dumb and at Princeton they probably do not attend “real” classes. Unfortunately in this country there are many football factories and universities that have special majors for recruited athletes. It is a disservice to Princeton student athletes that spend 20+ hours a week on their sport to imply that they are not serious students. The students that I knew that had the best study habits were student athletes. Many athletes win Princeton and national academic honors.

Princeton has had 22 student athletes named Rhodes Scholars. As an Oxford grad I assume that you are familiar with this scholarship.

Princeton has had 300 student athletes win Academic All Ivy honors in the last 10 years.

Athletic participation may detract from academic achievement in the same manner as a student that spends 20 hours per week working on the Daily Princetonian or rehearsing for a Triangle show. The diversity of talents and interests makes Princeton a more interesting and vibrant community.