01-22-2022, 11:39 AM
Setting aside the evils of bribery, cheating, tax evasion, etc. that happened in the Varsity Blues cases, is it a bigger or equal problem for the total set of applicants that some are admitted because their admission results in
(1) a large donation to the school,
or (2) a potentially better sports team.
Consider two cases:
(A) the applicant's academic credentials were not good enough to qualify for admission
(B) the applicant was placed above others with equal academic credentials and was guaranteed admission when most weren't.
2B, and even 2A, seems to be the norm for American schools. I don't know whether 1A or 1B happens frequently or rarely.
My personal opinion is that unless a colleges professes itself to be a sport academy, that 1 and 2 are pretty much equivalent when viewed from the body of applicants.
(Are there any Div. I sport academies -- where their primary goal is to give their students a career in sports?
I do recognize that many schools offer degrees in Physical Education or the like.)
(1) a large donation to the school,
or (2) a potentially better sports team.
Consider two cases:
(A) the applicant's academic credentials were not good enough to qualify for admission
(B) the applicant was placed above others with equal academic credentials and was guaranteed admission when most weren't.
2B, and even 2A, seems to be the norm for American schools. I don't know whether 1A or 1B happens frequently or rarely.
My personal opinion is that unless a colleges professes itself to be a sport academy, that 1 and 2 are pretty much equivalent when viewed from the body of applicants.
(Are there any Div. I sport academies -- where their primary goal is to give their students a career in sports?
I do recognize that many schools offer degrees in Physical Education or the like.)