Reply to "What is considered “high academic”?"

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@fenwaysouth posted:
High academic is in the eye of the beholder. I see it two ways...
1) Low admission rate. Colleges that are very difficult to get into by the general public, unless you are an athlete. The academic standards for athletes at these schools is significantly less than the incoming student body. The Coach gets everybody he wants.
2) Low admission rate. Recruited athletes that are academically extremely close to the incoming student body. The Coach doesn't get everybody he wants.

FYI - many HAs (Ivies, NESCAC, etc) are required to have a team GPA and ACT/SAT that mirrors the overall incoming student population. So the 3.5/27 ACT 90mph stud is balanced by the 4.3/35 ACT aspiring left fielder who likely won't ever stand over the plate or on the grass.

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