More Opportunities for Female 15. The author's purpose in writing this text is to? — Read the selection and choose the best answer to each question. O suggest that a widely held belief is untrue More Opportunities for Female College Athletes O describe the historic context for an event press for the correction of a problem O explore possible answers to a question 1 College athletes enjoy many advantages beyond the thrill of the game. They graduate at a higher rate than the general college population. They also benefit from scholarship programs that can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. In addition, student athletes have access to their own academic support services that include tutors and advisors. Of course, they also enjoy the camaraderie and high-level competition that accompany life as a college athlete. All of this sounds terrific, but there is one significant problem: the majority of students who receive scholarships are men. Iniversities, along with the National College CLEAR ALL​