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<blockquote data-quote="YlJacket" data-source="post: 258820" data-attributes="member: 2784"><p>Hate to argue your logic but Ivy League athletes are not from the general population in Ivy League Schools. The Ivy Leagues have their own admission process for athletes that are selected by the coaches in their respective sports. My daughter had 4 offers from Ivy League schools to play VB and my best friend's kids played FB and BB at Ivy Schools. The admissions process for athletes is totally separate from the general admissions process.</p><p></p><p>Most of the non FB sports have a minimum of a 3.5 GPA and 1200-1300 SAT to get in which while high is significantly lower than the general population. FB has a sliding scale of GPA and SAT that essentially gives the coach a few more exceptions below the non-FB level for real playmaker types. Most of the Ivy League schools have 10 percent or more of their student body that came in through the athletic door.</p><p></p><p>I have told a lot of kids that the best way into the Ivy Leagues is through the athletic door. Since all of the Ivys essentially charge you 10% of your parents income per year it essentially equates to a scholarship for most any student outside of the NY investment banker types. </p><p></p><p>The biggest issue for schools like GT if they went to an Ivy type of approach to athletics is that they have so much invested in facilities that they would go bankrupt trying to pay the debt on the facilities without the ACC level funding. While it was certainly possible before we joined the ACC, I don't see it as a realistic option now - at least until we get our debt paid off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="YlJacket, post: 258820, member: 2784"] Hate to argue your logic but Ivy League athletes are not from the general population in Ivy League Schools. The Ivy Leagues have their own admission process for athletes that are selected by the coaches in their respective sports. My daughter had 4 offers from Ivy League schools to play VB and my best friend's kids played FB and BB at Ivy Schools. The admissions process for athletes is totally separate from the general admissions process. Most of the non FB sports have a minimum of a 3.5 GPA and 1200-1300 SAT to get in which while high is significantly lower than the general population. FB has a sliding scale of GPA and SAT that essentially gives the coach a few more exceptions below the non-FB level for real playmaker types. Most of the Ivy League schools have 10 percent or more of their student body that came in through the athletic door. I have told a lot of kids that the best way into the Ivy Leagues is through the athletic door. Since all of the Ivys essentially charge you 10% of your parents income per year it essentially equates to a scholarship for most any student outside of the NY investment banker types. The biggest issue for schools like GT if they went to an Ivy type of approach to athletics is that they have so much invested in facilities that they would go bankrupt trying to pay the debt on the facilities without the ACC level funding. While it was certainly possible before we joined the ACC, I don't see it as a realistic option now - at least until we get our debt paid off. [/QUOTE]
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