<p>The band system for Ivy league athletic recruits is used mainly for Ice Hockey, Basketball and Football recruits. For football Harvard was only allowed 2 players in the lowest AI band. Most of the Ivy league athletic recruits are not recruited under the band system. All athletic recruits, including those recruited under the band system must have a minimum AI score, which was raised recently in 2011. Once again no such floor exists for legacy admits For each Ivy League school the average AI of all the athletic recruits is required to be within a standard deviation of the average AI for that school. The academic index is a minimum standard, some Ivy League schools have teams that are above the minimum.</p>
<p>In post #129 Hunt admits he doesn’t actually know the GPA of the athletes or legacies. Because admission data by Espenshade show that both groups are similar academically any statement about the groups having a different outcome during college should be supported by data from the actual GPA of both groups.</p>
<p>Epenshades analysis showed that that academic recruits have a similar SAT bonus to as compared to legacy admits and that being an athletic recruit increased an applicant’s chance of admission by a factor of 4. The dean of admission for Harvard stated in 2011 that being a legacy increased an applicants chance of admission by a factor of 4. Thus recruited athletes and legacies at Ivy league schools appear to be similar academically. </p>