While at face value this might be true. There are pressures at Ivies that go beyond just sitting in class and checking the box with a B. Most of your peers and friends (on and off your team) will have aspirations beyond running that require lots of work, it's hard not to get caught up in the intense (but exciting) atmosphere and have some focus on athletics slip. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, just that the community at a top tier Ivy is unique and you get exposed to amazing people. This just leads most to reprioritize when you start to realize what you're capable of beyond running. That being said, there are plenty of great athletes who remain laser-focused and succeed nationally/internationally on the track. There's even a rare few who are wildly successful on and off the track, but you'll find those types extremely rare.
Easy breezy wrote:
Every kid I know who has run at the Ivies said that the academics were a breeze. Show up for most of the classes and you will get a B. Try that at a power 5 and you will fail. The ivies pride themselves on a nearly 100% graduation rate. When 50% of the kids attending will pay tbe full $300k, they won't flunk them. If you have followed the college admissions scandal, you will find that many kids graduated with a 3.5 GPA even though their real life ACT was 25. Everyone passes. Just be ready to worship socialism and transgenderism or you will be in trouble.