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04-25-2008, 09:18 PM
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| athletic scholarships...fair or not?
How fair do you think most athletic scholarships are that are full rides? Personally, I think it's just a bit ridiculous. Like this girl at my school is playing volleyball for Duke and is getting a full ride for it...while I got into engineering on my own merits, but will not be able to go because "financial aid" isn't enough...I actually happen to like this girl and think she is amazing, but I just think it's a bit ridiculous that volleyball gets a full ride...
I agree, if it's a sport that generates a lot of income like bball for Duke, football/hockey for other schools, etc, then it makes sense. But for somewhat small sports?
Gah. What do you think? | 
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04-25-2008, 09:23 PM
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| I think it's the same thing as someone getting a full-ride academic scholarship. It's just that they're good at something else.
Also, sounds to me like someone's bitter... | |
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04-25-2008, 09:26 PM
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| Haha I'll be honest...I'm not thrilled about it. But I really like the girl and I want the best for her. I'm just a little ticked off at how much focus athletics gets in America.
Yes, but no top tier school offers a full-ride academic scholarship...it's usually some public universities or random LACs or other small schools. | |
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04-25-2008, 09:27 PM
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| ^Caltech does.
Besides, a lot of these scholarships don't come out of the school's budget, they're just there because some rich alum gave them a fat load of cash and told them to give it to autistic kids or athletic kids or kids of McDonald's employees or whatever. | |
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04-25-2008, 09:50 PM
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| The Trinity Scholarship is a full ride, so yes, top tier school do give academic full rides. | |
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04-25-2008, 10:09 PM
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| She's getting by on her merit just as much as you are.
Some people are just lucky to have been put in a sport at a young age. Other than that, it's really up to their genes and dedication to see how far they go as far as collegiate and professional levels go. | |
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04-25-2008, 11:07 PM
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| And once an athlete gets a scholarship at a college, they're basically committing to "working" 40-60 hours a week at their sport. Even at D3, where they have no monetary scholarships, athletes put in longer than the 20 hour a week maximum stipulated by the NCAA. I imagine it only becomes more so for scholarship athletes.
There are more athletic scholarships because people will pay to watch someone run really fast more than they will to watch them solve math problems. | |
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04-25-2008, 11:55 PM
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| Haha Son of Opie, you make a good point. | |
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04-26-2008, 12:36 AM
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| Somebody's jealous. | |
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04-26-2008, 02:32 AM
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Besides, a lot of these scholarships don't come out of the school's budget, they're just there because some rich alum gave them a fat load of cash and told them to give it to autistic kids or athletic kids or kids of McDonald's employees or whatever.
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