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Admissions exemptions benefit athletes, including SC
Posted: 12.30.2009 at 11:13 AM
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USC All-American linebacker Eric Norwood was twice denied admission before before being accepted under special rules.  / File Photo
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If grades make you a long shot for college, you're much more likely to get a break if you can play ball. An Associated Press review of admissions data submitted to the NCAA by most of the 120 schools in college football's top tier shows that athletes enjoy strikingly better odds of having admission requirements bent on their behalf.

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