For the hoi polloi (the rest of us) the response to this question is too erudite; The first usage of "Ivy" in reference to a group of colleges is from a sports-writer in 1933. Several sports-writers and other journalists of the era used it to refer to the older colleges, those along the northeastern seaboard of the United States, chiefly the nine institutions with origins dating from the colonial era, together with the United States Military Academy (West Point), the United States Naval Academy, and a few others. These schools were known for their long-standing traditions in intercollegiate athletics, often being the first schools to participate in such activities. (from Wikipedia) but balancing desk-time with team sports is something can all do yes?
2007-08-22 03:33:08 · 3 answers · asked by clopha 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
BALANCE of academics with extracurricular passion... read elsewhere that journalists complaints about a slow football game who were "watching the ivy vines grow on the walls" was the actual mundane and quotidian origin. But from solving a problem of boredom came Basketball, and from confusion about that came Netball (a woman's Olympic sport) started in New Orleans. Scholarships? who needs em?
2007-08-22 04:32:16 · update #1
The big attraction is networking, fraternities and friends in high place who can help you for life. Networking even gets you through the academics. They usually know what was on the test last year and likely to be this. It's the great American rip off at it's finest. If you have too much integrity to sell out like that, here's something to give you an edge.
2007-08-22 04:56:24 · answer #1 · answered by hb12 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Ivy League schools do not offer scholarships for sports if that is what you're asking. Yes however they are known for their sport or athletic programs, however you have to have a credible GPA to be considered above and beyond sports.
2007-08-22 03:39:18 · answer #2 · answered by Reba 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes except my dad. He is the outcast lol!! He is a fan of baseball in general more so than teams. He likes to mess with me and the rest of the family by cheering for the team that the angels are going against. He takes great fun in that so whatever. But then again i see him rooting for the angels (I think he secretly does like the angels but just loves messing with us so he roots against them) And he like thousands of Koreans roots for the team(s) that a Korean guy is on. (Phillies, Indians) :P As for other sports... i watch basketball, football and know more about it and like it more than the rest of the fam but the fam still likes it and watches games with me :)
2016-05-19 22:34:49 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋