<p>If the Ivy League did what he proposed, it would become a joke of an athletic conference (even moreso than it is now).</p>
<p>In addition, I feel the author fails to realize that the athletes have special talents like the musicians, scientists, and mathletes. We have worked hard to develop a special set of skills and are being rewarded by being admitted. However, that is not to say our scores and numbers are much (if at all!!) lower than the average of the rest of the accepted students.</p>