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I posted this in another thread and wanted to put it here as well:
It all boils down to a cost/benefit analysis with recruiting- EXAMPLE: say a college is looking to recruit a SS for the class of 2015. They have a list of 20-25 players that they are looking at for that position. Then what they do is look at other factors such as:
GPA/Test Scores (academic scholarships/grants)
Parental Income (need based aid- this is where the middle class gets SCREWED)
Diversity Status (diversity/affirmative action $$)
In State Status or Reciprocity
Major declared (yes, lots of schools have specific scholarships for certain majors)
Other factors (other grants available)
From this, they assign a value to each kid as far as how much they will cost the program....(and most coaches know what the kid will qualify)
I've said it before, RECRUITING is NOT fair. DO your homework when it comes to financial aide/ scholarships. Realize that if Notre Dame and Northwestern are your dream schools, Grades will likely NOT get you any money because EVERYONE is smart....
I know a girl that was very smart and Notre Dame was her DREAM School. She was also a GREAT athlete. Her parents were not rich (combined made about 80k). Notre Dame had been looking at this kid for over a year. On a visit, they were asked to fill out a FAFSA. This was summer before her junior year. Kid had an ACT of 31 and a GPA of 3.9. Very smart. HOWEVER, Notre Dame could only offer her 30% athletic- NOTHING academic or athletic (parents made too much money to qualify for need based money)- no other grants or scholarships available. Long story short, she passed on this school because the COST of attending Notre Dame and getting only 30% they could not swing it. She went to a State School instead on a FULL Ride tuition scholarship based on Academic. Athletic $$$ paid for her room/board and a GRANT covered her books.
It all boils down to a cost/benefit analysis with recruiting- EXAMPLE: say a college is looking to recruit a SS for the class of 2015. They have a list of 20-25 players that they are looking at for that position. Then what they do is look at other factors such as:
GPA/Test Scores (academic scholarships/grants)
Parental Income (need based aid- this is where the middle class gets SCREWED)
Diversity Status (diversity/affirmative action $$)
In State Status or Reciprocity
Major declared (yes, lots of schools have specific scholarships for certain majors)
Other factors (other grants available)
From this, they assign a value to each kid as far as how much they will cost the program....(and most coaches know what the kid will qualify)
I've said it before, RECRUITING is NOT fair. DO your homework when it comes to financial aide/ scholarships. Realize that if Notre Dame and Northwestern are your dream schools, Grades will likely NOT get you any money because EVERYONE is smart....
I know a girl that was very smart and Notre Dame was her DREAM School. She was also a GREAT athlete. Her parents were not rich (combined made about 80k). Notre Dame had been looking at this kid for over a year. On a visit, they were asked to fill out a FAFSA. This was summer before her junior year. Kid had an ACT of 31 and a GPA of 3.9. Very smart. HOWEVER, Notre Dame could only offer her 30% athletic- NOTHING academic or athletic (parents made too much money to qualify for need based money)- no other grants or scholarships available. Long story short, she passed on this school because the COST of attending Notre Dame and getting only 30% they could not swing it. She went to a State School instead on a FULL Ride tuition scholarship based on Academic. Athletic $$$ paid for her room/board and a GRANT covered her books.