<p>Welcome back to the thread, ATastyBurger. Yeah, I missed the Pulp Fiction reference, great movie, was it a Royale with Cheese, no, it was from Kahuna Burger, IIRC.</p>
<p>Thanks for starting this thread, it’s turned into a great one, and thanks for coming back. And CONGRATULATIONS on your JO Bronze, and sorry about the disputed call at 14-14; those are tough to handle, and doing the “what if” thing can drive you nuts. I see that the eventual winner had a much tougher time with you than he did in the final. Right of way weapons, questionable calls. Oh, well.</p>
<p>As far as your collegiate options go, I agree that athletic scholarships at OSU, PSU, or Notre Dame are the wrong route for you. I’m afraid a Duke scholarship is unlikely and I’m highly skeptical about a Stanford athletic scholarship, too. Stanford fencing only has a few to share among all their athletes, so they get chopped up. That, plus the tenuous state of affairs there, probably drops Stanford down the list a bit.</p>
<p>So, for you, I’d forget the athletic scholarship angle and focus on great schools that offer the best need based aid. That list will start with HYP and will also include Columbia, Brown, Penn, and Duke. I think your athletic/academic accomplishments will get you into any of those, and I also think you and your parents will be pleasantly surprised by their generous financial aid.</p>
<p>Congratulations again, welcome back, and good luck.</p>