AthleticAcademic Scholarship Question

Wondering the same myself - People post these offers are out there but I haven't had luck finding them. I have near the same times but a little lower SAT score.

By this point, you should know that colleges don't care about W GPA. What is your unweighted?

Sammy girl wrote:

By this point, you should know that colleges don't care about W GPA. What is your unweighted?

Good point! Thanks for your reply.

Unweighted: 3.72

Weighted 4.25

7 real academic courses per school year - no fluff like photography etc.

Also I took gym over the summer to allow room for more academic classes. That kinda sucks but it's what people do here.

6 AP classes plus 6 more senior year for a total of 12.

Also - I have talked with US Naval Academy and looking further into that option.

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If a coach wants you the coach will help you navigate the financial world.

luv2run wrote:

If a coach wants you the coach will help you navigate the financial world.

I understand that part but I'm trying to find out which schools to reach out to. I am already reaching out to a number of schools that are not providing me scholarship opportunities like UVA. I'm not even sure they would want me as a walk on or that I would want to run there. I would like something to compare the University of Maryland too. Maryland doesn't have many name schools. I have thought about going somewhere to get good grades that is cheap and focus on a prestige school for graduate study but not sure what direction to go.

Nothing wrong with wanting it all. But at some point you, as you investigate, the picture should become clearer.

If you're looking for the best academic schools, you probably won't get much merit based aid.

If you are looking for the best running schools, you probably won't get much athletic aid.

If $$$ are the issue, then you are going to have let that be the guide.

My suggestion would be to look for private, schools with a distance focus in non-power 5 conferences.

private schools cost more, but also have significant merit awards of up to 50% for someone with academics like yours.

if they are non power 5 with a distance focus then they will be most likely to have aid for 4:20 guys.

In the end, it may be cheapest to walk on to your state school, and use your AP credits to graduate in 3 years.

Your times are far more impressive than your academics. Not that it will help you at all financially. Note that some schools give preference to non-Asians, if this applies to you. I'd say apply to Cornell, but your spelling might be too good.

Right now your post says basically, "where can I go to school for cheap without doing too much work for it?" Probably need a better pitch to an admissions committee, and to be prepared to work your butt off to find aid.

Apart from that, a few thoughts:

* Many Div. III schools have merit aid programs, and they all discount well below the sticker price. Wouldn't hurt to do some homework and talk to some coaches at the Maryland and Virginia schools, possibly in the SUNY system as well.

* Some state schools (you mention Alabama, but South Carolina and Ole Miss as well) aggressively recruit out-of-state students and also offer merit aid packages. Probably not a good option for running, but you'd probably be close to qualifying for honors colleges etc.

* I'd probably take a look at the PSAC schools, at least the ones that are in good financial shape. Potential for merit aid as well.