CM
Masters Student
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Reg: 10-11-18
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04-29-23 01:01 PM - Post#356028
In response to JDP
Pretty much everything you write is on point. But, and I am coming at this from first hand experience in the process, Dartmouth loses potential student-athletes because it is known to have a relatively uncooperative admissions department (and this is for all sports, not just basketball). I know more than a few kids who didn't even bother looking at Dartmouth and went to other Ivys because the reputation of admissions is so poor in the recruiting world(not to mention Hanlon's edict on cutting down the number of recruited athletes in the student body).
Relative to the entire pool, there are a small number of potential D1 basketball players who can also qualify for admissions at an Ivy - as you say, some of them currently don't even look at Ivys because of the lack of scholarships. So, yes, the number of potential Ivy players would increase if the Ivy athletic scholarships come to pass. But many IL basketball programs right now resemble D3 more than D1 in ways other than just scholarships, and all this matters when trying to convince a kid to come to Dartmouth over Northwestern or Stanford or Duke. Scholarships are a start, but only part of the story.
Also, fwiw, schools like Va Tech and Iowa have curriculum specifically tailored for their athletes (not to mention comprehensive systems of academic support), not something any Ivy athlete could ever expect.
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