re: TIL Richard Sherman made a 990 on the SAT (1600 scale)

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Whats worst is you judging someones adult intellectual abilities off highschool test scores.

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It's really not a big deal, but we have those data points everyone can understand and relate to because most of us took standardized tests, and we also have the lackluster wonderlic score he got when drafted. It's not his fault other than him being pretty boastful about being a Stanford graduate at times. It's more about the media's ridiculous portrayal of his intelligence, although sports writers aren't exactly a high-IQ field.

Yeah it’s not a racial thing, Stanford has tons of white players who wouldn’t have made it in either.

The large majority of schools that play NCAA sports find ways to cut corners and get athletes in that wouldn’t otherwise make it in. I know the Ivies say they don’t, but I have several friends who played baseball and the opportunity to play at Columbia and Princeton that would have otherwise never had the chance to attend there.

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You sure sound like you don’t care.

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Abiut this topic? No, but I cant stand Jones and this other clown.

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There are a lot of darryl's in the world, apparently

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I still havent seen one link that shows otherwise....

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You have Richard Shermans SAT scores

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I dont have anything. Ive not seen his official test scores. Seems there are fake test scores with various ranges out there for him. When did he take this test? What if he took it in the 6th grade?

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Can you not connect the dots just right there to see that they lower admissions?

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I need to see a 2.5 gpa, 20 ACT student get accepted into Stanford.

Someone having a 4.0 gpa and exceling in other avenues isnt them lowering standards in my opinion unless there is set minimum requirements to get accepted. Average test scores/gps doesnt count.

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darryljames30

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Use the google machine. Stanford doesnt even deny having admissions exceptions for athletes

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Stanford is one of the hardest universities to attend even for football players. With a 4.7 percent acceptance rate, only the best students in the world attend the university. To get into Stanford, students need to excel in AP classes, the SAT, the ACT, their overall GPA, and their five required essays. For Stanford athletes and football players, student-athletes have the same academic expectations to be accepted. Every year, Stanford fans are disappointed by someone decommiting when there’s nothing Coach Shaw and his staff could have done to convince the recruit to stay because ultimately, the admissions team decides who plays football for Stanford. Ryan Bartow, a 247Sports national recruiting insider, tells recruits that with a 26 on the ACT they might have a chance at Stanford. Scoring a 26 is difficult enough for regular students, but imagine those trying to manage playing top high school football while studying for the ACT. A 26 lands athletes in the 83rd percentile range, much higher than the typical student. To go to Stanford, athletes can’t be just a typical student. They need to excel. If a recruit scores a 26, at least they have a chance to be accepted into Stanford.
With high academic standards, Stanford has a limited pool of recruits, putting them at a disadvantage. David Shaw recently mentioned that only forty to fifty high school players are legitimate prospects. Shaw told CBS sports, “I’m not kidding. If we’re recruiting more than fifty guys, we’re kidding ourselves.” With twenty five spots to fill, Shaw probably aims at getting around twenty players per year, so he must convince about forty percent of his potential recruits to choose Stanford.

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I believe there was a recruit from Louisina not to long ago who had better test scores and the same 4.0 who had to go elsewhere because he didnt get admitted.

I hope when he leaves football he becomes a medical doctor and goes to help kids with medical problems.

There is a big difference between scoring a 26 on the ACT and a 19 in which the OP is talking about. This link proves that I'm right.