<p>It is not a bad reputation to have if they are truly “scholar” athletes. But a kid who fails two classes in his senior year, has his ed acceptance revoked but is permitted to retake the classes in some Florida community college while he practices his sport and is then re-admitted as a February freshman is not a scholar. </p>
<p>Moreover, while I admire dedication to sport and do think it adds a lot to the college community, I don’t think athletes are any more likely to be disciplined, etc, than a typical Midd non athletic admit. There aren’t many undisciplined kids that can put together the kind of academic performance it takes to get in these days. And while the academic admits are close to the very top these days, only a half step or so behind the kids getting into Yale, the athletes are just D3. They are not close to being at the top of their sport and there are lots of them that coasted in high school on their innate talent</p>