<p>Well, it’s much tougher for schools like Northwestern to do well in those without compromising too much on admission standard during the recruiting process. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060604nuwomen,1,7586176.story?coll=chi-sportsnew-hed[/url] ”>http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-060604nuwomen,1,7586176.story?coll=chi-sportsnew-hed</a></p> ;
<p>
In women’s sports, athletes almost universally cite the combination of academics and athletic opportunity when asked why they picked Northwestern.</p>
<p>“In the recruiting process, the value of the education means more in women’s sports than it does in sports like football or men’s basketball,” said Murphy, a former pro football player whose daughter, Katie, 23, played basketball at Harvard.</p>
<p>“There aren’t the same professional opportunities [in women’s sports], so the value of the degree is more important.”
</p>