<p>So I've read that AEM likes to take a lot of sports-team players? Is that true. if so, what's the reason behind that?</p>
<p>It's not that they like to take sports players. It's just that many of the recruited varsity athletes tend to choose AEM as their majors. Because of this, CALS "saves" spots for them.</p>
<p>Understandable? I guess.</p>
<p>Annoying? Yes.</p>
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<p>Not really. I would gladly take five more recruited athletes in AEM. Whatever it takes for us to win another NCAA championship in hockey or lacrosse!</p>
<p>Athletes can add a lot to a school. A lot of 'normal' students don't add much of anything.</p>
<p>The things that athletes can add to a school is why I said "I guess" it's understandable. Regardless though, it is annoying - at least to me - that a star athlete might get into AEM instead of a student with a proven academic record and a genuine interest in the program.</p>
<p>Athlete or not, you can't get into any program at Cornell without a "proven academic record and a genuine interest in the program." If you ask any of the coaches involved with athletic recruiting, you'll find out pretty quickly what pattern of achievement it takes to even be recruited, much less admitted. An athlete at Cornell must have achieved at a high level in the classroom as well as on the athletic fields. </p>
<p>A student-athlete has a different college experience than student students, but there is at least one nationally competitive and ranked team at Cornell that, in the off season, competes among themselves for the best GPA as well as the best athletic stats. What other student organizations compete like that? Greeks probably. Others?</p>
<p>I think I may have some useful input into this.</p>
<p>I'm actually a track recruit who applied ED for 09 into CoE. I can understand why you would be upset at the possibility of an athlete taking up a spot that could have gone to a more academically qualified student. Fortunately, speaking on behalf of the track team, Cornell is still extremely stringent on academic standards for athletes. Cornell would definitely be a good fit for me, but certainly no guarantee. I am probably about an average applicant excluding my athletic qualifications. (2100+, top 5%, President National Honor Society, spent 2+ years overseas, etc...)</p>
<p>The coaches are quite honest with you about academics. When I went on my official visit, some kids were instantly rejected once their test scores and grades did not improve. You may argue that an academically inclined person deserves his/her spot more than those who partake in potential DI athletics, but in truth, any athlete coming into Cornell is qualified...and they have worked just as hard as you in athletics AND academics.</p>
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<p>Welcome to the Big Red family. Cornell Track kicks ass. Cross Country may win the Heps as well this year.</p>
<p>hahahaha, this is funny. My buddy and I are both recruited athletes from a country other than the US. Ironically, we are both going to AEM. Neither of us has big game marks, but big game athletics. If you play a sport that the university can profit off, like in our case, you get in; so technically, yea, we do take your spots. Our marks are no where near ivy standards, yet, we can get accepted to every ivy. So obviously we must be doing something right, so we dont much respect the average kid complaining about our presence. Be honest with yourself, if your an average kid, as an athlete were going to do alot more for the school than you are. This doesnt apply to every student, like the ones who are exceptional in their classes and become leaders in their fields. But hell, its not like were not qualified either, based on the IVY academic index, a recruited athletes marks cannot be more than one standard deviation lower than that of a regular student. SO basically were just as smart on paper as the lucky sperm that just squeezed by admissions. If anyone ever complains about how they worked so hard to get into a school and didnt, please by all means come to one of my practices. Having represented my country internationally, I have put thousands of hours of blood, sweat and tears on and off court, every bloody day. Far more than any average kid can attest too, imagine getting marks close to yours, but consistently missing a semester of school due to international competitions, as well as training for 5 hours AFTER school ends. By no means we take your spots, in our opinions, the kid who complains and doesn't respect our contributions to a schools spirit, takes one of ours.</p>
<p>As long as you pass the AI.</p>
<p>'Marks', huh? Anybody want to guess the English variant?</p>
<p>Sorry, I mean GPA's and Standardized Test scores;
Kids from around here just have to send in the highschool transcript to a school and thats all, so we just refer to them as "marks".</p>
<p>cause dumb people apply for business majors</p>
<p>Thanks CayugaRed2005! I'm looking forward to it.</p>
<p>"cause dumb people apply for business majors"</p>
<p>Yeah, especially all those idiots at Wharton and Sloan.</p>
<p>^^lol lol lol</p>