<p>Yawn. That read was 5 minutes I’ll never get back. It was full of quotes from one source…why not be a real journalist use multiple sources and give us more information.</p>
<p>An interesting range of responses. I posted the article casually, thinking it would be of general interest and everyone who would to take it for what it is. We all wait patiently for the authoritative and fully annotated Guide to Ivy League Athletic Recruiting. Varska is making a good start, but he wrestles with the issues that have frustrated all of us. Most of the really detailed info that we receive is anecdotal or the source of the information refuses attribution. Nothing official. I thought the article represents one point of view regarding Ivy athletic recruiting and the attitudes that can be encountered by recruited athletes at Ivies. We might not like it, but denial is a losing strategy. Understanding that this point of view is out there has value. Forewarned is forearmed.</p>
<p>If you want more info regarding your concerns, the link to contact the author is below. I note he was a member of the Dartmouth community.</p>
<p>[Gus</a> Lubin](<a href=“http://www.businessinsider.com/author/gus-lubin]Gus”>Gus Lubin - Insider)</p>
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<p>bball, I think you’re right. The ‘official’, fully attributed information is pretty basic, ‘no athletic scholarships, min AI is 176, only admissions can offer a LL, etc’ Within those parameters lie all the subtleties that can only be pieced together from interviews, conversations and first-hand experience.</p>
<p>The attitude of the individual in the article isn’t something that a potential Ivy recruit should ignore just because we don’t like it. I think it serves as a good reminder that there will be people on the adcom who resent athletes. I think it drives home the importance of submitting a complete application with great recommendations, and the best essay you are capable of writing. You never know who is going to be holding your fate in their hands.</p>
<p>bballdad,</p>
<p>I should have thanked you for posting…thanks. I agree with your way of thinking…it is good to understand how these admissions folks think and act. Truthfully, I think some of these AdComs are given hard policies that must be followed, so they have little wiggle room in their decisions. One of my corporate benefits is an organization that helps employees with the college admission, financial aid experience. Most of the speakers are former Admissions officers or Financial Aid officers. These are smart people that know what they are doing, and it would be very hard to fool them. I think most of their Admissions policies are driven from above them…those policies would be a great story.</p>
<p>My beef is with the author and his presentation. The quotes were from one source and the article was focused on Dartmouth. While Dartmouth is a fine school, the last time I checked there were 7 other Ivys. Dartmouth doesn’t represent the Amissions policies of the Ivys, it represents the Admissions policies of Dartmouth. Most on this site know that each Ivy is unique, but similarities exist. I think the author missed a golden opportunity to discuss the similiarities and differences in Ivy admissions (as the title suggests).</p>
<p>Just my two cents…</p>