Colleges should treat Math Olympians with the same level of respect as Varsity sports

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^ but those DI athletes will be contributing A HELL OF A LOT MORE to the college than the math olympian. So the DI athlete will get an admission spot over the mathlete.</p>

<p>USAMO should NOT be ranked higher than DII sports, especially for football. For DI football, you have to have been born with great genes, DII is for the hard workers who aren’t quite big enough for DI.</p>

<p>Another point that has been repeated that databox and ns89 choose to ignore is that varsity athletics show a more well rounded person rather than USAMO. It shows that the athletes can deal with physically pushing themselves to the limit almost every day and still manage good grades. Physically pushing yourself is WAY different than studying for USAMO.</p>

<p>All in all, athletics are weighed above USAMO for a reason. The OP came off saying things along the line “It’s not fair that mathletes aren’t given the same respect as varsity athletes” and “USAMO takes just as much dedication as athletics” (this second statement is some bull***** IMHO). USAMO ppl get the respect they deserve from colleges. USAMO ppl usually have 4.0’s and 2300+, where as athletes have between a 2.7 and 3.7ish (average)

I’m in agreement with this.</p>