Football player accepted to Harvard

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<p>It’s called the Academic Index.</p>

<p>[ACADEMIC</a> INDEX - The Choice Blog - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/academic-index/]ACADEMIC”>Academic Index - The Choice Blog - The New York Times)</p>

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<p>Son was a recruited football player this year for Harvard. Alas, he was not chosen. He worked his heart out on his academics. He appliled restricted first action–and was deferred. He is top of his class, 4.0 unweighted and a full IB diploma candidate. He would still attend Harvard if selected from the deferral list. I know the odds are not in his favor. But he still hopes. He is a good football player–just likely not Division 1 level–and Harvard is looking for those players --just like the rest of the Ivies. Competition is fierce. They do have a “band” in the Ivies and they utilize the academic index. The overall Index average at Harvard is pretty high. But, if you are a highly recruited division 1 player–and can meet the minimums–even Harvard can find a spot for you in the lowest band. They can–does not mean they will.</p>

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<p>Etondad,</p>

<p>There was another research article last year regarding what head hunters value the most for Ivy graduates and one of the major factors is the involvement with varsity sport. The claim is that varsity athletes tend to fair better in the coporate world. I cannot find the link to the article right now but will post it when I dig it out.</p>

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<p>Here is the link: <a href=“http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2010.12.001[/url]”>http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2010.12.001&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;