Sports!

[digits2006]

Sometimes I hope I get in a certain school because of the sports teams around. It would be nice to get into Kentucky because they have a top ranked mens basketball. FIU is in Miami, they have a NFL team there in miami. University of florida has a top ranked college football team. Just things I think about as I sit and wait. And...im still waiting on my last LOR for my Dec 15 deadline..ahhh But anyways, does anyone else think about sports when hoping to get into schools?

[JustChill]

I'm coming from a top basketball school, which was an amazing experience, especially since we won the national championship a couple of years ago, but now I'm off to more "academic" school (I hope).

[acup313]

It doesn't affect my decision, but I definitely like to think about if there will be good sports games to watch depending on where I end up.

[NachoConnoisseur]

Yes, but for a slightly different reason - I'm a life-long PSU football fan, so when I think about it's more like

maybe they don't have a football team -----> maybe it's in a different division -----> aw crap, so just how many undergrads are going to aggravate me when I wear my Nittany Lions jersey on game days...

[joro]

I do think about sports, but most definitely not the same ones you guys think about.

Malaysia Open 2009 - Men's Doubles Finals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61svAmm_i1k

World Championships 2009 - Men's Doubles Finals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxgRk8stVzs

[rising_star]

I thought about sports when I applied. I almost exclusively applied to schools with solid reputations in college football, both for my MA and my PhD. If they weren't tops in football, I took a look at the college basketball team... Not that I go to games now but I did have season tickets to football during my MA.