Admissions and athletics

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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Opinion: “Yale should stop recruiting athletes. Nothing against sports — except that sports have nothing to do with the mission of a college as I see it.” …

Good luck with that.

http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2017/02/27/aronson-admissions-and-athletics/

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From the article -

I would expect the author of a published editorial to at least acquaint himself himself with the facts before spewing this drivel.

The facts include:

  1. By agreement, the Ivy conference sets minimum academic standards for recruited athletes. No such restrictions exist for non-athletes.
  2. These restrictions vary based on the "Academic Index" at each college and, as such, Harvard, Yale, and Princeton's athletic recruits are held to a higher standard than recruits at the other Ivy League colleges.
  3. Yale is the least ambitious recruiter in the Ivy League.
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The comments to the article are almost as amusing as the drivel.

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This is my favorite comment:

“Fake news! Somebody got picked last in kickball. SAD!!!”

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I was expecting a well written and engaging debate with this opinion piece…oh well…
Surprised author didn’t even know about the AI used by the Ivy League.

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Sent to me by my son:
http://thepolitic.org/in-defense-of-student-athletes/

Thoughtful rebuttal.