<p>I say good for him. Not just on the schollie, but also that he said “no” to UIUC. They are not very good in football.</p>
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<p>Absolutely. Lacrosse, water polo, sports like that - they are generally sports of the wealthy, and scholarships go to families who could otherwise afford it.</p>
<p>Do those sports (mens lacrosse, water polo, etc) really get many scholarships? Because of Title 9, I kind of doubt it. Most full ride scholarships, for men anyway, are in revenue sports. The rest of mens sports may divide a few scholarships per team. So, Water polo may get 3 scholarships, but the coach chooses how to use them, often dividing them between all upperclassman on a team, for example.</p>
<p>Football scholarships aren’t easy to get, harder at big programs like UCLA. He must be some athlete.</p>
<p>UCLA’s football team is an embarrassment- and this is a Bruin speaking! The marching band is better than the football team. Good luck to young Mr. Combs. Maybe he can turn the team around. I agree he deserves the scholarship. The money comes from a different source, and the publicity may result in better attendance and some big donations.</p>
<p>last, I don’t know about men, but my female cousin got an almost full ride at U of M for one of the sports you listed. Yes, her family is very wealthy and could have afforded it, but they wouldn’t contribute much because that’s just the type of people they are.</p>
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<p>This is not always possible. When I was an undergrad, a close friend received a big-honor scholarship for undergrads in our major. It came with a nice chunk of cash. My friend, whose family was paying for college, figured that the school could bestow the honor without cash, and use that to help another student. The university (and this was a UC) yanked the entire thing, leaving my friend with nothing.</p>