<p>some kid at my school got into harvard yesterday for baseball. lets say when that kid and some kid who got in cuz of grades and sat scores both graduate, will they both have the same chance at a job interview (assuming everything else is equal) or will the smart kid have a better chance?</p>
<p>Depends how they do in college, and what jobs they are applying for</p>
<p>If the smart kid really is smarter, then presumably all else <em>wouldn't</em> be equal; while in college, he'd get better grades, take more challenging classes, etc. If they had exactly the same records in college (this would require your smart kid to join the baseball team, but whatever) then yeah, they'd probably be considered the same. (And, y'know, being recruited doesn't mean you're dumb. One of the smartest people I know here was a football recruit.)</p>
<p>surfed_pipeline ,
how did he get in if they did not send out admissions notice. I am also being recruited</p>
<p>He didn't get in yet, Ivies don't send out admissions notices 'til December 9th at the earliest. Yes, our coaches know who they want to take, but even the likely letters don't go out until later this week.</p>
<p>Calling b/s on this thread.</p>
<p>Ok, he committed but the school did not I understand.. In other words there is really no commitment</p>
<p>Believe me, if top recruits get sandbagged after turning down athletic scholarships elsewhere there will be hell to pay.</p>
<p>I think the Harvard educated athlete will have lots of job opportunities in four years, simply because of the network of athletes. </p>
<p>I know a young man who was our high school's winner of the top athletic honor -- where they look for the scholar, athlete, character leader -- he's a recruited athlete for Harvard (2009) who had a 3.98 UW and 800 Verbal/ 760 Math. </p>
<p>The fact that a Harvard student was recruited for athletics ... doesn't diminish his academic abilities one iota.</p>
<p>With his Harvard economics degree in hand, he was headed for a lucrative position with a hedge fund when the St Louis Rams of the NFL came calling!</p>
<p>has anyone ever heard of a recruited athlete who is on a coaches list not getting in with an Academic Index 6 points above the high end.</p>
<p>So do all recruited athletes already know their decisions?</p>
<p>Not every recruited athlete gets a "likely letter" - it may depend on (1) how highly he/she is ranked, and (2) whether he/she was asked to sign a letter of intent by an athletic scholarship-granting school.</p>