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[QUOTE="UcMiami, post: 2652556, member: 199"]
I do not have any inside knowledge of the Stanford process but do know something of the high Ivies. With the Ivies and I suspect with Stanford the admissions process is complex and no single factor is an absolute determinant - GPA is but one of the factors, as are SATs, extra curricular activities, etc.

The admissions process creates a pool of 'acceptable' candidates that is much larger than the eventual class size and then that pool is winnowed down. My understanding is that Stanford and the high Ivies require their athletes to pass the standard of getting into that initial pool. And I suspect while the average GPA is 4.0 or whatever, someone with a 3.1 but with 1400 on SATs would be acceptable if the other criteria being judged were also outstanding.

Certainly there is a universe of athletes that based on academics are not available for Tara to recruit, just as Uconn WCBB tends to shy away from some recruits based on academic issues - same issue, just different level of requirements.
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