UNC Fraud

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LOL, and instead went to the school that lied. What a country.

Majors involving a lot of labs are not going to be compatible with middle and upper tier d1 teams unless you can take 5-6 years to graduate.

Let's see how many bio and chem majors who played d1 soccer for 4 years graduated in 4

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Think that was what the poster was basically saying. The OP commented that the crossed BU off their list because they told them that pre-med wasn't doable. That made it sound like they were shopping for a yes answer. In the recruiting game you can find a yes, the difficulty is in getting the program to live up to it.

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The issue with lab oriented courses and sports is that in many classes the labs cannot be made up, or cannot be made up easily. It is not unusual for a lab course to impose a requirement that a student can only miss 1 lab to receive credit. If the scheduled labs for a course conflict with a team's travel schedule then it makes no sense to take the course. The issue is then compounded if the courses are not offered every term so then a student falls further behind as they will not have necessary prerequisites to take subsequent courses that would be available.

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Think that was what the poster was basically saying. The OP commented that the crossed BU off their list because they told them that pre-med wasn't doable. That made it sound like they were shopping for a yes answer. In the recruiting game you can find a yes, the difficulty is in getting the program to live up to it.

Of making sure the school/coach isn't bull****** you and saying it can be done but really can't.

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BU stated during recruit visit that if you were looking for pre med or physical therapy that it would not work with soccer training and schedule because of all the labs. Checked that school off the list.

If I was BUs president that coach would be fired. BU is an educational facility, not a soccer training academy.

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The issue with lab oriented courses and sports is that in many classes the labs cannot be made up, or cannot be made up easily. It is not unusual for a lab course to impose a requirement that a student can only miss 1 lab to receive credit. If the scheduled labs for a course conflict with a team's travel schedule then it makes no sense to take the course. The issue is then compounded if the courses are not offered every term so then a student falls further behind as they will not have necessary prerequisites to take subsequent courses that would be available.

Priorities so out of whack.

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Not sure why priorities would be out of whack. Colleges have sports teams. Kids who compete on those teams need to understand -- not guess at -- how the academics work.

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If I was BUs president that coach would be fired. BU is an educational facility, not a soccer training academy.

Another moron heard from. Wake up dude, this is what D1 is all about. This aint the NESCAC. One of those places is fine if you want to diddle around pretending to have a sports program. D1 is business and you just can't pretend to play the games if you are at that level.

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Another moron heard from. Wake up dude, this is what D1 is all about. This aint the NESCAC. One of those places is fine if you want to diddle around pretending to have a sports program. D1 is business and you just can't pretend to play the games if you are at that level.

And another moron with their head up their @ss. With all the resources available, any program can make enough accomodations but to tell a recruit not to attend a school based on their intended major is stupid. Neighbors son managed just fine in the same program at Harvard but BU cant do it huh? Sad and sad that you cant see what the underlying problem is.

I may just send a note to the Pres, be interesting to see the response.

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I may just send a note to the Pres, be interesting to see the response.

Please post if you do

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And another moron with their head up their @ss. With all the resources available, any program can make enough accomodations but to tell a recruit not to attend a school based on their intended major is stupid. Neighbors son managed just fine in the same program at Harvard but BU cant do it huh? Sad and sad that you cant see what the underlying problem is.

I may just send a note to the Pres, be interesting to see the response.

He'll probably put it on some bulletin board along with the other whacko letters he gets. Folks like you live in the world of make believe. Sure in a utopian world it would be great if all schools actually walked the talk about their academic mission but that is not what is going on in the real world. Only dreamers can't see that D1 sports are more about business than they are about education. Yes the D1 schools give special resources to their athletes but they don't necessarily give them equally to all athletes simply because it is not in their interest to do so. That is really what was the most disgusting thing about the whole UNC scandal, they were "redlining" athletes and shunting them off into second and third class educations simply to make the numbers work for their NCAA reporting. Being a pre-med type student and a D1 athlete requires an extraordinary kid who is both bright enough and dedicated enough to pull straight A's as a part time student while holding down a full time job. It can be done, just not easily.

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And another moron with their head up their @ss. With all the resources available, any program can make enough accomodations but to tell a recruit not to attend a school based on their intended major is stupid. Neighbors son managed just fine in the same program at Harvard but BU cant do it huh? Sad and sad that you cant see what the underlying problem is.

I may just send a note to the Pres, be interesting to see the response.

A note to the University President based on a vague post from an anonymous person. Let me know how that works for you

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A note to the University President based on a vague post from an anonymous person. Let me know how that works for you

What an ultra maroon....what a nin cow poop. No creativity - many ways to accomplish.

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He'll probably put it on some bulletin board along with the other whacko letters he gets. Folks like you live in the world of make believe. Sure in a utopian world it would be great if all schools actually walked the talk about their academic mission but that is not what is going on in the real world. Only dreamers can't see that D1 sports are more about business than they are about education. Yes the D1 schools give special resources to their athletes but they don't necessarily give them equally to all athletes simply because it is not in their interest to do so. That is really what was the most disgusting thing about the whole UNC scandal, they were "redlining" athletes and shunting them off into second and third class educations simply to make the numbers work for their NCAA reporting. Being a pre-med type student and a D1 athlete requires an extraordinary kid who is both bright enough and dedicated enough to pull straight A's as a part time student while holding down a full time job. It can be done, just not easily.

Correct but the point you are oblivious to is in your last sentence - the school shouldnt hinder that success

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the point is not that a college will prohibit a student from pursuing a particular major because they are playing a sport. The point is that logistically it may be effectively impossible because of scheduling conflicts and the need to complete prerequisites before being allowed to take other required courses.

Per ncaa requirements students must be progressing on track to complete a degree in a 5 year process. Again, because of problems with prerequisites it is pretty easy to fall behind the 5 year plan -- and that is assuming there are no issues with grades. I certainly know lots of engineers and doctors who repeated a course in undergrad.