<p>No way you are a rower. Rowers have class.</p>
<p>Also, where is this mythical dropping of standards “like panties”? In admitting an Etonian crewbie, a school can expect 1) sporting excellence 2) academic excellence (I mean, the kid who failed out of my school would’ve been valedictorian at the establishment down the road) 3) rich parents from prestigious families who will pay full freight. Nothing’s sagging.</p>