The Dirty Secrets of College Admissions

While you’re anxiously mailing off those college applications this week, you might want to recalibrate your expectations based on your race, your wealth, and whether the NFL team in the city where that college is located is on a losing streak. The shadowy world of college admissions has left millions of confused and frustrated rejects in its wake. (So stop practicing the oboe.) Current and former admissions officers from colleges and universities across the country talked to the Daily Beast about why attending a good high school can hurt your chances, the perils of too many recommendations, and why white girls from Jersey barely have a chance. [The Daily Beast]

This Guy Is The All-Time Winningest Basketball Coach

Northern State University head men’s basketball coach Don Meyer is now the answer of your trivia question about “most wins by a men’s college basketball coach.” His 82-62 win by NSU over Mary ((the entire university, not just one woman playing five)) gives him 903 wins and counting- surpassing the mark set by Bobby Knight.

His career began in 1972 and nearly ended last September in a car accident that sent him to the hospital for 55 days, forced doctors to amputate his lower left leg and led to the discovery of a slow-growing cancer. [Online Sports Guy]

Florida’s Tebow Has Shoulder Surgery This Afternoon

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow had surgery on his right shoulder Monday and was expected to be ready for spring practice in April. The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner had surgery at Shands Florida Surgical Center to remove a bone spur and hopefully reduce chronic inflammation. Tebow announced Sunday that he will return for his senior season. [SI]