Athletic scholarship or need based financial aid, or both?

varska
Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:35:18 +0000

Hey Chris - you came to the right place, welcome. If your daughter were to swim at an Ivy it would be a purely need-based award, as you know. If she has her sights set on a scholarship school - the coach probably wants you to get an early read from the FA office to know what percentage of his allotted 14 women’s swimming scholarships he’ll have to offer to get your daughter to attend.

I would go ahead and submit the docs to the FA office and let the coach come up with a total award package.

(and don’t hire a middleman / negotiator - coaches want to work with a kid and his/her parents)