<p>Bay:“And btw, if an athletic scholarship makes a student a “professional athlete,” does a scholarship awarded for achievement in science make a student a “professional scientist?””</p>
<p>That is true; a merit scholarship will make a student pseudo professional scientist. But that is what Stanford needs to do as it is in the business to create professional scientist. I’ll be all for more such scholarships as provided by “Olin College” to all the students because that is what universities are for.</p>
<p>If you go thru the threat that is the main purpose to point that create sports academies and give all athletes money to join and attend. But keep universities to create professional scientists and not pro football players.</p>