<p>UF's football and basketball players score 346 pts lower on SAT than the average UF student. Everyone knows that the average jock on scholarship is not as prepared as the average strudent, but that big of a disparity is shocking.</p>
<p>1250 - 350 = ~900 SAT. thank god they generate cash for the university :)</p>
<p>I recall when a certain quaterback's Stats were available on his HS football page. There were so many students being recruited by Division I schools from that high school that the coachs has an easily accesses page with all the players and their stats, including their GPA and SAT scores. The SAT M/CR score was around 880 or so...... After matriculating at UF, it was then said that he took the SAT as a sophomore, got above the minimum needed to play ball, so he never needed to take it again.</p>
<p>1st off let's remember the source: The Atlanta Journal (ie: UGA homers)</p>
<p>UF has raised almost $800 million over the last 3 year in our latest Capital Campaign (alot of that has to do with our amazing athletic success). In addition the University Athletic Association has donated over $45 million to support academics since 1990.</p>
<p>However, I agree a 346 point disparity is disgusting. I could understand a 250 points difference, but their are only two Division 1 schools with lower SAT scores for their athletes than UF. Clearly we need to stop taking the kids with sub 900's on the SAT.</p>
<p>Ooh, ouch.<br>
Still want to be a baby Gator, however, :)
It's how the state universities generate cash, it's no suprise, and one individual (or a group of individuals) doesn't constitute the overall academic prowess of the institution.</p>
<p>There are 119 division 1 teams that would probably swap football athletes with UF right now. They are very valuable to the university, but lets stop calling them student athletes. Most of these players wouldn't last one year at UF if they wern't football players.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure the university won't mind the 346 point hit with a very limited percentage of the student population considering the national championships, seemingly infinite SEC championships, and legitimate titletown status</p>
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<p>I agree with what you're saying. It's a good trade off right? But what happens when UF continues shrinking its undergrad student body? Probably means you'd have to reword "very limited percentage" into something else.</p>
<p>Here is what I know: Most UF Football Players are Sociology majors. Their entire days & nights are mapped out to a tee. Basically they have maybe 2 free hours a night if that much. They go to Farrior Hall and meet with student tutors constantly.</p>
<p>I don't believe they are necessary doing anything wrong academically, they just take the easiest majors & electives at UF.</p>
<p>At Georgia Tech the fluff major is Business Administration (ie: This happens at every university across America).</p>
<p>Another thing to note here: Why didn't the research study look at Private Universities?</p>
<p>I believe that some Harvard basketball/hockey players have sub 1300's on the SAT. The most prestigious university in America is just as bad as UF.</p>
<p>Also why does Stanford University constantly have the best athletic program (all of their 21 sports) in the nation? They are also guilty of the same hypocrisy.</p>
<p>Sociology majors, really? I'm considering Sociology and now I really don't want to anymore.</p>
<p>You shouldn't change your major just because of what you read here. Choose a major that you will find rewarding.</p>
<p>Well of course, but hearing that makes it seem like people will look at it and think it was the easy way; in some respects it is, as I gave up on my old major, but I would choose it because I really like it. Meh. I'll decide at semester's end.</p>