Are Olympic medallists who have decent GPAs basically guaranteed admits?

[Pizzagirl]

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But that’s neither here nor there for what we are talking about is a matter of perception - that some people did (and still do) get into top schools for reasons having little to do with academics.

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<p>Well, DUH. Athletics get people into schools all the time. That hopefully wasn’t a newsflash to anyone!</p>