<p>@gravitas2. Thanks for posting that. I read that before and was deeply touched. It was great reading it again.</p>
<p>As a second point I would add to this. At this years Admit Weekend there was a presentation by several students who talked about their experience at Stanford to a packed hall of Admits.<br>
A question came up about research opportunities and one student gave a really interesting and inspiring answer about his experience on a research topic that he felt deeply about.
The moderator then mentioned something like:
“Oh by the way, he did this while also playing football.”
“Oh, and he was the MVP at the Rose Bowl.”</p>
<p>Student-Athletes are just as much a student as Student-musicians or Student-CS majors or Student-premed people.</p>