Yale Daily News

Updated: Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:35 p.m.

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Yale should revoke special admissions for athletes

Published Wednesday, January 30, 2002

Thirty five students a year might not seem like many. But when 12,887 students apply to Yale for only1,352 positions --as was the case last year --35 starts to seem like a big chunk.

Thirty five is the number of admittances the football team gets under current Ivy League policy. These are thirty five people admitted each year to Yale who might not otherwise get in. Thirty five places that the admissions office cannot give to those it might deem more qualified.

Why should football -- or any sport, for that matter -- get such rights? Athletics is the only extra-curricular...

#1 By (Anonymous) 6:27p.m. on August 12, 2009

clearly you arent an athlete

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