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Originally Posted by Cory
I can name many many colleges that do not give special breaks to their student athletes. Stanford, Cal, and UCLA are just a few of the many that come to mind. Im sure its not just some west coast thing either.
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While I agree that it isn't right to make generalizations, I will admit that the majority of colleges do treat their student athletes differently. Going to a Division I-A school which most people don't consider a "joke" I can attest to this.
Admissions wise, it's a whole different ball game. They're just approximations but the average unweighted GPA of undergrads here is around a 3.8, for athletes it's a 2.7. Many times the only requirement that the athletes have trouble with is meeting the 860 minimum SAT requirement. I personally know 2 football players here that had to take the SAT's 3 times a piece to get that.
During their stay here, athlete's have to maintain a 2.0 to stay on the team. I will concede that they work very very hard for their programs with hours on end traveling and practicing. However, they get a lot of privlidges such as their own private tutoring and access to all class notes and practice exams. Many athletes also are given advice on which classes to take and with the curriculum at UCLA, there are few easy classes but when there are, they are inudated with athletes. This isn't a generalization; it's a fact when you see +90% of a class come out with the blue athletic backpacks. With all this help and easy schedules, a great deal of athletes don't go to class.
So I know this is a tangent from the "College Football Thread" but I just had to make that correction. I'm friends with many athletes and most of them are really nice and there are even some here that are really smart. I'm just saying that most of them are at UCLA for a different reason and it's obvious.