Mens Rowing - Take the scholarship or Ivy?

rowingismylife
Thu, 23 Apr 2015 17:15:25 +0000

My S is being recruited by the Ivies and other D1 schools for rowing. He has already been told that due to his current 2k (6.20) that he qualifies for athletic scholarship $ at three of the non-Ivy schools (one mentioned 50%). The topic of financial support has not come into the conversation yet with the Ivy coaches and my S is reluctant to ask, being that everyone says the Ivies don’t give scholarships. Although, I know of recruits that have been given “merit $” to sweeten the deal. My S would prefer to row at one of the Ivies only because they have the best rowing teams and are on the east coast but when other coaches start offering you a lot of money, it is hard not to consider these other schools.

I wanted my S to start letting his top pick coaches know that he is very interested in their school, but that he will need some sort of financial support other than financial aid. We don’t qualify for any financial aid and already have two kids in college. Does anyone know of any other rowing recruits who had received some sort of merit $ at an Ivy?