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<p>Explain the Ivy-recruited athlete I know who had a B+ average and SATs in the 600s. And NO other activities. Sure, the kid is a decent student (who could in fact have done much better if he bothered to apply himself ) and is bright enough to get along at his Ivy. But in no way does he meet the description above. People continue to make this kind of statement, but there is ample evidence to discount it.</p>
<p>It simply is not true that <em>recruited</em> athletes have to meet the same standards others do at Ivies or anywhere else. Some do, of course. Others don’t. Partly it depends on the sport, as riverrunner points out. (Check out the story on the Harvard basketball players.)</p>