Harvard Loves Athletes — But Why?

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"As part of the sprawling admissions debacle, the Harvard Crimson last week broke the story that the smartest athlete applicants have an 83 percent admission rate, as opposed to 16 percent for regular applicants.

It seems fair to conclude from this information that Harvard really wants athletes. Its reason for wanting them, however, is not apparent." …

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/harvard-admission-policies-on-athletics-dont-make-sense/

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Closing this thread because there is already a very active thread on this topic:
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/2088567-the-harvard-crimson-filings-show-athletes-with-high-academic-scores-have-83-acceptance-rate-p1.html