Athlete Segregation

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<p>I am wondering about athlete segregation at elite schools. At schools like Stanford, Berkely, Duke, UVA etc since most of athletes probably got in for their sport not their intelligence(of course there are exceptions) do most of them segregate and hang out primarily with the other jocks.</p>

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<p>Stanford football players have the highest (or close to the highest) average SAT scores of any team. I suspect that for most other sports, the academic qualifications gap between athletes and other students is much smaller (if one exists at all). </p>

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<p>“I am wondering about athlete segregation at elite schools. At schools like Stanford, Berkely, Duke, UVA etc since most of athletes probably got in for their sport not their intelligence(of course there are exceptions) do most of them segregate and hang out primarily with the other jocks.”</p>

<p>If you are looking at the revenue generating sports like football or basketball, you might have a valid point. For the vast majority of others sports, I would suspect most recruits are well qualified to attend any of these schools. I have a relative who is a DI recruit for soccer and is heading to Northwestern. Her grades by themselves could have gotten her admitted.</p>

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<p>Just wondering are you also worried about the band, theater, or school newspaper segregation? In many cases players on teams do tend to socialize with teammates but that isn’t really different than other students with time consuming ECs.</p>

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<p>^I agree. Athletes tend to socialize with each other because they know each other and spend a lot of time together. It’s not really any different than the theatre kids or math majors associating together because they have a lot in common. I think you’re under a false impression (although it’s pretty common): athletes who don’t really have the grades or intelligence to succeed at a top school usually don’t go to a top school. Some of the most fantastic athletes I know went to moderate DI schools because those schools had better programs and gave them more money.</p>

<p>You may find this with football and basketball players because those sports generate revenue, but in general, most other athletes who go to Stanford, Duke, Northwestern, etc. are qualified students as well who just happened to have an edge since they were recruited.</p>