Apr 20, 2019
10:03:57pm
10:03:57pm
so.... the fact that he's spent most of his time doing one thing.. and in that one thing he's performed at the top 1%
of all participants, should pay "no bearing on whether he gets into the program or not"???
There are valid reasons that schools make accommodations for kids like this, BYU would be wise to follow their lead on this one. We aren't talking about some lazy bum. This kid has excelled at what he does.
Finally.... take a look at the sports broadcasters out there. How many are ex-athletes? Won't the fact that this kid played competitive D1 sports mean he's much more likely to land a sportscasting job than just about anyone else in that grad program? His experience on the field is real world experience for the sports reporting business. BYU would be unwise to discount that experience.
There are valid reasons that schools make accommodations for kids like this, BYU would be wise to follow their lead on this one. We aren't talking about some lazy bum. This kid has excelled at what he does.
Finally.... take a look at the sports broadcasters out there. How many are ex-athletes? Won't the fact that this kid played competitive D1 sports mean he's much more likely to land a sportscasting job than just about anyone else in that grad program? His experience on the field is real world experience for the sports reporting business. BYU would be unwise to discount that experience.
Originally posted on Apr 20, 2019 at 10:03:57pm
Message modified by HarlemCoug on Apr 21, 2019 at 12:09:41am
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Why do you keep saying it would be breaking the rules (or bend the rules)? What rules exactly would be bent or
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They would be.... you just want to judge his merit based on a very narrow list of accomplishments. That's unwise.
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No. I just think football has absolutely nothing to do with the graduate program that he's asking to get into
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