06-24-2015, 07:36 AM
I keep wondering about gender equity issues, not just at Stanford but at many schools. Sure, the number of scholarships and opportunities are now regulated by Title IX, but apparently admissions standards can be quite unequal. Female athletes in general have higher GPAs, higher graduation rates, and higher retention rates than male athletes at most schools once they get there--maybe it is because they were in general much more academically qualified than their male counterparts when they were admitted in the first place. It seems that because of football and MBB, some significant number of Stanford male athletes meet lower standards for admissions than all female athletes.
I love Stanford football and am overjoyed by its recent success. However, unequal admissions criteria based on gender does trouble me. And if the argument is that it is not based on gender but rather on marketability of the sport, then why shouldn't WBB at Stanford have the same consideration as MBB at Stanford? Or has every MBB recruit among the last 15 also had a 4.0 in high school?
I love Stanford football and am overjoyed by its recent success. However, unequal admissions criteria based on gender does trouble me. And if the argument is that it is not based on gender but rather on marketability of the sport, then why shouldn't WBB at Stanford have the same consideration as MBB at Stanford? Or has every MBB recruit among the last 15 also had a 4.0 in high school?