<p>yes Daniel, I have experienced all of that and I still don’t think it justifies weakening admissions standards.</p>
<p>And everybody always says “what about the talented musicians and artists”? Just like the athletes they have spent hours upon hours outside of their regular classes to develop their talent. </p>
<p>The difference is there are not any 1300 SAT, 3.0 HS GPA art or music majors at Middlebury. Their academic qualifications are just as strong as those of the non art and music majors. </p>
<p>Given the popularity of the school Middlebury would have no problem filling out the rosters of its teams with athletes that met the general admissions standards. Granted the teams would not be as good–but really, who cares about the Middlebury football or tennis team except the coaches, the players and their parents?</p>