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Athletes in. >> with all the preferences, the preference for recruited athletes is the biggest in terms of how much it helps candidates. >> take harvard, for example. every applicant's academic record is ranked on a scale from 1 to 6 with 1 being the highest. those who scored a 4 who were not athletes got in less than 1% of the time. but the athletes who scored a 4 got in around 70% of the time. harvard claims that no one is admitted based on one single trait. still, admissions at elite schools for athletes like lacrosse players is often effectively affirmative action for rich white kids. >> y...

Got in around 70% of the time. harvard claims that no one is admitted based on one single trait. still, admissions at elite schools for athletes like lacrosse players is often effectively affirmative action for rich white kids. >> you can't play this absurd game where you have affirmative action program for rich white people because you have a back door for these sports. >> rich parents spend loads of money to help their kids become recruit-worthy athletes, paying hefty sums for coaching and camps. meanwhile, of course, many public school kids don't even have access to posh sports like golf an...

And they dramatically lower admissions standards to let the athletes in. >> with all the preferences, the preference for recruited athletes is the biggest in terms of how much it helps candidates. >> take harvard, for example. every applicant's academic record is ranked on a scale from one to six with one being the highest. those who scored a four who were not athletes got in less than 1% of the time. but the athletes who scored a four got in around 70% of the time. harvard claims that no one is admitted based on one single trait. still, admissions at elite schools for athletes like lacrosse p...

Time. harvard claims that no one is admitted based on one single trait. still, admissions at elite schools for athletes like la crosse players is often effectively affirmative action for rich, white kids. >> you can't play this absurd game where you have affirmative action program for rich, white people, because you have a back door for these sports. >> rich parents spend loads of money to help their kids become recruit-worthy athletes. paying hefty sums for coaching and camps. meanwhile, of course, many public school kids don't even have access to posh sports like golf and sailing. >> there's...