DO SPORTS AFFECT DECISIONS ON COLLEGE?

Do Sports Affect Decisions on College? Chris Ke es !i" !ichig#n Co$$%nit College

A%thor Note This p#per &#s prep#re" for English 111 t#%ght ' N#nc Elliott Abstract

DO SPORTS AFFECT DECISIONS ON COLLEGE?

!#n people "o not thin) of #thletes #s intelligent st%"ents* #n" th#t the "o not &#nt to go to college #fter high school+ I 'elie,e th#t st%"ents &ho pl# sports* in f#ct* "o &#nt to #tten" college+ Not onl th#t* I 'elie,e th#t st%"ents &ho pl# sports &#nt to go to college $ore th#n st%"ents &ho "o not pl# sports+ ! p#per e-pl#ins # s%r,e th#t I #"$inistere" to the seniors of .#r'or /e#ch .igh School+ The s%r,e sho&e" # tren" th#t st%"ents &ho pl# sports &#nt to #tten" college $ore th#n st%"ents &ho "o not pl# sports ' 11 percent+

DO SPORTS AFFECT DECISIONS ON COLLEGE?

Do Sports Affect Decisions on College? Introduction 1hen $#n people he#r the &or" 2oc)* the thin) of the t pic#l $#le or fe$#le #thlete th#t nee"s t%toring 2%st to p#ss thro%gh high school* or t pe of st%"ent th#t onl p#sses 'ec#%se he or she is gifte" in # sport+ It is ne,er # goo" thing to l#'el people in # societ * so I &#nt to fin" o%t if #thletes #re re#ll &h#t so$e people s# the #re+ Does pl# ing # sport #ffect # st%"ent3s "ecision to go to college* #n" if so* &h#t sports h#,e $ore st%"ents th#t &#nt to #tten" college? I 'elie,e th#t st%"ents &ho pl# sports #re not the "%$' 2oc)s th#t people thin)* #n" the &ill 'e $ore incline" to go to college 'ec#%se of the sport the pl# + Method In or"er to get the infor$#tion I nee"e"* I s%r,e e" the $#2orit of the seniors #t .#r'or /e#ch .igh School+ Since $#n people #re %ns%re &h#t the &#nt to "o &ith their f%t%re* seniors &ere the 'est cl#ss to choose 'ec#%se the h#,e h#" the $ost ti$e to "eci"e+ Also* I onl chose to "o the senior cl#ss to #,oi" e-tr#neo%s ,#ri#'les4 therefore* $ s%r,e consiste" of 56 seniors+ Fo%r of the st%"ents "i" not #ns&er* so I %se" 07 s%r,e s+ I #n#l 8e" the n%$'er of st%"ents th#t pl# e" "ifferent sports #n" if those st%"ents &#nte" to go to college+ Also* I loo)e" #t the st%"ents &ho "o not pl# sports #n" their "ecisions #'o%t college+ After co$piling the "#t# into # spre#"sheet* I $#"e # ch#rts presenting the infor$#tion+ Results As $ s%r,e sho&s* the $#2orit of st%"ents th#t pl# # sport #ct%#ll pl#n on going to college+ Fig%re 1+1 sho&s th#t 9( percent of st%"ents &ho pl# # sport &#nt to go to college+ The 'l#c) '#r in"ic#tes the n%$'er of st%"ents &ho pl# # cert#in sport* #n" the re" '#r represents the

DO SPORTS AFFECT DECISIONS ON COLLEGE?

n%$'er of st%"ents &ho pl#n on going to college+ Accor"ing to $ s%r,e * onl :1 percent of st%"ents &ho "o not pl# # sport pl#n on going to college* #s fig%re 1+( ill%str#tes+

DO SPORTS AFFECT DECISIONS ON COLLEGE?

DO SPORTS AFFECT DECISIONS ON COLLEGE?

Note. S%r,e &#s t#)en ' Chris Ke es on the 1(th gr#"e cl#ss #t .#r'or /e#ch Co$$%nit School+ Discussion After #n#l 8ing $ s%r,e * I fo%n" th#t st%"ents &ho pl# sports ten" to &#nt to go to college $ore th#n st%"ents &ho "o not pl# sports+ There is onl #n 11 percent "ifference in the #$o%nt of st%"ents* so the correl#tion is not #s steep #s I e-pecte"+ This co%l" 'e "%e to # fe& ,#ri#'les* so$e st%"ents co%l" h#,e #ns&ere" f#lsel * so$e co%l" h#,e not too) the ti$e to thin)* #n" the pool of st%"ents co%l" h#,e 'een too s$#ll+ I feel th#t the 11 percent "ifference "oes not see$ li)e $%ch* '%t it is eno%gh to $#)e people &#nt to le#rn $ore #'o%t this topic+ If I* or so$eone else* &#s to repe#t $ s%r,e * I &o%l" first* s%r,e # l#rger pool of st%"ents+ 1ith $ore st%"ents3 opinions #n" pl#ns* $ore infor$#tion c#n 'e t#)en fro$ the st%" + Also* the correl#tion of st%"ents &ho pl# # sport #n" pl#n to go to college* to the st%"ents &ho "o not pl# # sport #n" &ish to #tten" college &ill 'e stronger+ Ne-t* in #nother s%r,e I &o%l" incl%"e # fe& $ore <%estions+ I &o%l" #s) st%"ent &h#t t pe of college he or she &#nts #tten"* #n" if the st%"ent is $#le or fe$#le+ In this I co%l" #lso see if the gen"er of the st%"ent #ffects the "ecision the $#)e+ I 'elie,e th#t these res%lts occ%rre" #s the "i" "%e to the c%lt%re &e li,e in to"# + To $#n st%"ents* going to college is #l$ost # rite of p#ss#ge+ In so$e f#$ilies* it is fro&ne" %pon if the "o not #tten" college+ So$eti$es st%"ents feel li)e if the "o not go to college the #re not #s goo" #s people &ho "o+ E,er "# st%"ents #re 'o$'#r"e" &ith #"s s# ing =If o% #tten" college* o% c#n $#)e this $%ch $ore $one *> or =If o% go to college* this $#n $ore 2o's

#re #,#il#'le+> So$e of these #"s #re tr%e in # &# * '%t college is not the onl option+ St%"ents #re 'r#in&#she" &ith the i"e# th#t going to college is the onl &# + So$e of these st%"ents "o

DO SPORTS AFFECT DECISIONS ON COLLEGE?

not &#nt to college "eep "o&n '%t felt th#t the nee"e" to+ Th#t is &h so$e of these res%lts co%l" h#,e 'een #ffecte"+ Loo)ing #t these res%lts* I c#n see the i$port#nce 'ehin" the$+ This s%r,e sho&s th#t sports $# #ffect # st%"ent3s #$'ition to #tte$" college+ If $ore rese#rch is "one* &e c#n "isco,er if there is # strong correl#tion 'et&een the t&o+ In the c#se of scientists "isco,ering th#t there in f#ct is # rel#tion* $ore steps c#n 'e t#)en in "r#&ing )i"s into pl# ing sports+

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