Grades: the double standard for jocks

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by GA-Beta

Can you think of any part of your college that doesn't have an educational purpose?

Yeah, athletics Football games, basketball games, etc.. they're all about making money and gaining prestige and perhaps developing school pride, they're not about academics! I don't really know whether colleges look at the highschool grades of stellar athletes who are being recruited on athletic scholarships, but I'm guessing that it's not a huge part of the picture. MAYBE at some of the more selective universities, it is considered, but more often than not, I don't think it is.

Is it right? Probably not. Then again, is it right that a good pro-sports player will make more in his lifetime than a brain surgeon? Probably not. Welcome to the good ole US of A! Our societies values are screwed up. The people we trust to care for our kids and take of our elderly relatives are some of the lowest paid people in our society. The people who entertain us on TV, in movies and in the sports arena are some of the highest. It's simply our reality.

[Buttonz]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I don't really know whether colleges look at the highschool grades of stellar athletes who are being recruited on athletic scholarships, but I'm guessing that it's not a huge part of the picture. MAYBE at some of the more selective universities, it is considered, but more often than not, I don't think it is.

Our societies values are screwed up .

I've always wondered about the HS grade thing...I have to agree witn you, Idobut that it's considered, which is sad.

And yes, our societies values are majorly screwed up. It's sad when you relaly think about it.

[UGAalum94]

The NCAA tracks the grad. rates. Is the only punishment being exposed for the low ones and praised for the high ones? Could a school never have any athletes graduate as still remain in good NCAA standing?

It is interesting to note the small sample involved here: 12 or so guys and the years involved: the end of the Herrick era.

[AGDee]

Keep in mind, that some don't graduate because they go into the NFL, NBA, etc.