<p>Why is it ridiculous? For larger schools like Stanford, Mich, Berekely, etc. these athletes are bringing more attention and putting the spotlight on the school (sometimes negative, sometimes positive), which in turn produces more revenue for the school. Yes, a portion of these athletes do believe that they deserve everything that is handed to them, but a large percentage of them understand how lucky they are and take advantage of this.</p>
<p>An athlete with marginally lower scores should definitely get in over the “introvert” with 5 ap’s. So many people bag athletes because they get preferential treatment, but to get good sat scores and maintain a good gpa while practicing 3 to 4 hours a day is much more impressive than going home every day and getting your snack while you watch an hour of tv before opening the books for 2 hours. </p>
<p>Maybe they are supposed to be held to a higher standard, but at the end of the day it is a business.</p>