Play like adults; read like 5th graders

In the article, Play like adults; read like 5th graders, we discover that many schools around the country have students who cannot read or write at a college level. This seems unfair to me because many students who apply to these schools are rejected, but athletes on the other hand are accepted who may not be able to read or write. This article makes it seem to me that the education system is very flawed because of the lack of background checks, and students who's scores may be average may be rejected which is unfair. This article also made me think that there is not much research into the students they're accepting into their schools. I found this article to be shocking and quite appalling at how little research is done on the students who are accepted into their schools.