<p>You might be able to fool the adcoms about your basketball skills, but you won't be able to fool the coach. And the adcoms won't give an athletic boost to an applicant without a recommendation from the coach. Coaches basically submit a list to the committee of whom they want admitted.</p>
<p>At any given school, the person you need to impress about basketball is the coach. For you that may be at Div. III or NAIA.</p>
<p>As it is, I think at best your basketball experience will count as a regular EC and not as an athletic admission boost.</p>
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i dont think he should go get stuck on that major. i think he's decided on that major based on what type of career he wants. a career in business by no means even comes CLOSE to even giving a heavy advantage to business administration majors.
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<p>I agree with what you're saying, but business is a specialty major that appears at fewer colleges than say English Literature and thus people who think they want the option of majoring in it should make sure most of their prospective schools have it.</p>
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<p>is there a possiblity I could make them think I was good enough (even though I'm not), just to push my applications???>></p>
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<p>There is no point in trying to "fool" the adcoms into thinking you're someone you are not. You should put your basketball playing as an EC, but don't exaggerate the truth...simply put, that's lying.</p>
<p>Thank you for ur replies, I'm not going to lie to them, it was just a plan my conselour told me to consider. Like I said, that lady is kinda crazy...</p>
<p>Yea the only problem i'm having with the list that has been created for me is the Major part, some of the schools don't offer Marketing or Business Management, so I guess I should be a little bit more flexible or just look at LAC's?</p>
<p>Be flexible. You don't necessarily need to have that business management degree to work in that area. As I said, UCLA offers business economics. Berkeley has a Business School for undergraduates as does UC Riverside. Cal Poly Pomona has a decent business program. USC's Marshall has a business program as well. And of course, in Pennsylvania, UPenn stands as the giant.</p>
<p>Futhermore, more and more people are seeking their graduate degrees. You can always get your MBA later on to solidify your education. Don't let your undergraduate degree be your last one, if possible. Graduate programs can offer more specialization.</p>
<p>be careful my cousin told the citadel he played trumpet...which was true, he did in the 3rd grade...but then when they put him in the band company he had to explain that he didnt. Almost got thrown out of school.</p>
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I agree with what you're saying, but business is a specialty major that appears at fewer colleges than say English Literature and thus people who think they want the option of majoring in it should make sure most of their prospective schools have it.
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What I mean to say is that HYPS don't offer an undergraduate major in Business Administration, and there's probably a reason for that. I'm not sure it really hurts them when they're looking at jobs, lol.</p>