Interesting article about sports and college admissions

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<p>Interesting article!! </p>

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<p>Interesting article, but the question I would have asked would be, how many Asian-Americans are playing Division III, because the schools Asian parents want to their children to go to are primarily Division III, not Division I.</p>

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<p>Actually, the Ivies are DI, as are Stanford, Duke, NU, Rice, Vandy. Add to that the “public Ivies” type of schools like Michigan, UVA, UNC, UIUC, UCLA, UCB, Purdue. </p>

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<p>You are correct, but Ivies don’t play by normal Div I rules.</p>

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<p>All I know is, tall people are closer to the basket. If you’re closer to the basket, it’s easier to make the ball go in.</p>

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<p>Basketball is a team sport - you depend on others for your success so hours of individual coaching might not lead to overall winning. Plus - it would take time away from tennis.</p>