<p>Christcorp:</p>
<p>Please review the post again – the scholarships I am talking about are ACADEMIC scholarships in Div III, not athletic scholarships. Therefore, it makes no difference whether the scholarship recipient plays the sport (which is why I included the anecdote about S#1). And these academic scholarships (aka “merit money”) are for a full four years, subject only to a minimum GPA – not year to year as with Div I athletic scholarships.</p>
<p>As for the generosity comparison between Div I and Div III, I have yet to meet a single Div I lax player who has a full tuition scholarship, let alone one guaranteed for four years even if s/he doesn’t play. The lesson is that there is FAR more money for academic scholarships (regardless of division), and the chances of getting more aid are therefore better when pursued through the academic scholarship side of the ledger.</p>