Study: 'Flutie Effect' more than a myth
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080323/capt.56668bf4170c482fa0252cda8cbb9c6e.flutie_effect__ny151.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=DXw2U.duNLhVlEW2ZNCgiw--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="George Mason's Floarin Campbell cuts down the net after defeating Connecticut 86-84 in overtime during the fourth round game of the NCAA basketball tournament in Washington, Sunday, March 26, 2006, which advanced them to the 2006 Final Four. For George Mason, the positive effects of its unlikely Final Four appearance two years ago were wide-reaching. In addition to increases in fundraising, attendance at games and other benefits, freshman applications increased 22 percent the year after the team made its magical run, said Robert Baker, director of George Mason's Center for Sport Management who conducted a study called 'The Business of Being Cinderella.'(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080323/ap_on_re_us/flutie_effect)AP - Turns out there's some basis for the long-held belief among college admissions officials that the better their schools' teams do in high-profile sporting events, the more applications they'll see.</p><br clear="all"/>
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