<p>i think sports are a huge reason for applications.
For me, it was either Notre Dame, or a Nescac. I ended up applying to Notre Dame and i got in. I was overjoyed not only because of Notre Dames stellar academics and Business program, but also because of its athletic reputation (ok, ok, i kno...Football was a joke). I think they can go far in the tourney. </p>
<p>For huge sports fans like myself, college sports have a big influence on where we apply. I LOVED Bowdoin when i visited...everything about it was PERFECT in my eyes, but i realized that i was WAY to big of a sports fan to go to a school in the middle of nowhere with D3 athletics. Its fun to go to a school with a big time program, its fun to be on ESPN. College sports have alot to do with applications. </p>
<p>Another aspect of the big time program is this...alumni networking.
Not to wax poetic about ND or anything, but from what i hear, once you go to Notre Dame, you become a golden domer for life. That means that whenever you walk into a bar and a ND game is on, you can make immediate friends, because chances are other people in the bar are also alums. its also real easy to meet powerful wealthy alums at games as well. This is an incredible networking tool, and its easy to make friends/business partners this way. </p>
<p>Alumni networking is important in the business world, and sports/sporting events, especially at schools like ND, USC, UCLA, Michigan, Gtown, Texas, BC, et cetera are a very very good way to connect with other alumni and make friends and connections.</p>
<p>Davidson is the best LAC south of the mason dixon, imo.</p>
<p>And good athletics are a great thing for a university. An outstanding football team has increased applications for Appalachian state, and with the Michigan Victory this past fall, applications went way up and it has never been this hard to get in.</p>
<p>the average alumni's salary helps in predicting the winners of the tournament.</p>
<p>Although it is not foolproof, since two of their final four (Duke and Notre Dame) were eliminated this first weekend.</p>
<p>According to this, based upon the remaining teams, the Final Four will consist of Stanford (from the South Regional--and predicted as the tournament winner), Georgetown (from the Midwest Regional), UCLA (from the West Regional), and North Carolina (from the East Regional). Not a bad Final Four prediction in my view.</p>
<p>You can check the average salaries of alumni by checking the remaining teams on their brackets here: </p>
<p>As much as we are cheering for Davidson today, if they win this one D will have to consider early decision...remember the class size is only 425 or so, and half of that is taken ED...those increased applicants will have to bring the GPA and the SAT scores, bring it on!</p>
<p>According to this, based upon the remaining teams, the Final Four will consist of Stanford (from the South Regional--and predicted as the tournament winner), Georgetown (from the Midwest Regional), UCLA (from the West Regional), and North Carolina (from the East Regional). Not a bad Final Four prediction in my view.</p>
<p>hahahahahaha how about that's my final 4. no joke, those were the 4 I picked before the tournament. but now that my bracket has gone to hell and is dead, Go Stanford! </p>
<p>stanford vs. UT/Miami on friday! .....yeah we might lose...damn</p>
<p>Sports are heavily ingrained in the culture of major universities, and I don't believe it is totally bad to allow sports to sway your decision.</p>
<p>As for the tourney, I'm sure that a good tourney performance has a much more significant impact on mid majors that people would have never heard of it weren't for the tourney (ie Gonzaga).</p>
<p>wow this will certainly help davidson...small LACs never get this kind of publicity and rarely have the resources to sustain such good athletic programs.
proud to say it was my 3rd choice :)</p>
<p>this is an interesting idea, however, i doubt that quality applicantions are obtained because of one year's NCAA basketball performance. intellectual applicants probably do not base their applications based on one year's performance of a basketball program.</p>
<p>"well that may be the worst way to determine which college you go to."</p>
<p>^wow, i think alot of people on this thread are getting the wrong idea. </p>
<p>remember, a superb athletic program serves as A REASON to go to a school, not THE REASON. Being a fan, going to games, and talking sports are things many Dungeons and Dragons junkies will never understand. if youre so career/gpa obsessed that all you do i stay in your room and study, thats fine...theres allways U Chicago.</p>
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Really? You mean career and gpa obsessed people would choose to go to one the least pre-professional and most grade deflated schools in the country? I don't think so.</p>
<p>clearly im over my head here. i meant no offense. i just said U chicago because it was the only school i can think of with: a high admissions standard, little to no athletic prowess, and the whole "where fun comes to die" reputation. </p>
<p>im sorry, i mean, are u goin to U Chicago or something?</p>
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<p>The primary reason there would be an increase of applications due to a march madness run is the huge amount of exposure the school gets. It's like free advertising with greater reach than many schools' entire advertising budget could yield.</p>
<p>It's not like a ton of people are like "Hmmm, that Drake had a huge upset, I GOTTA GO THERE!" The more likely scenario is people decide to find out more information about the school and in doing so decide that it is a good fit for them.</p>
<p>And it really only increases yield due to final decisions that are close. If you are 50/50, or close, a good sports team suggests a better campus atmosphere and better school spirit, tipping the tide in favor of x school.</p>
<p>I totally agree with this. The quality of Villanova's applicant pool since their incredible season a couple years back has sky-rocketed. The school is no longer "BC in Philadelphia", but rather it's own entity.</p>
<p>I'm not disagreeing with you Vector. It's been very beneficial for many schools in the past and it's definitely ongoing in the present. Gtown was put on the map in the 80s by Ewing and the boys and its now one of the most difficult schools to get into.</p>