Question about scholarships

Scores more wrote:

Ohio State must have some very vague criteria for Academic Scholarships - 33 on the ACT is nothing great, nor is to 10% of a class.

I'll have to doubt your friend's claim that this kid got a FULL RIDE. By the way, what are his times? There sure aren't a ton of FULL RIDE D1 track scholarships!

He really did get a full ride. I agree that top 10% of his class is not that great, but while a 33 isn't amazing, it's still a damn good score on that test. He's not a runner. He plays lacrosse, but I don't think he'll play sports at OSU. He's also an amazing guitarist, so more than likely he'll form a band.

OSU did make him jump through a lot of hoops to get that scholarship.

By comparison, (I've mentioned this before here), my niece is a senior in high school, has maybe a little higher class rank than this guy but got only a 30 on the ACT, and she got a full ride (tuition plus room and board, and I think books too) to Bowling Green State University.

Some of the schools that have lesser academic reputations are trying to bolster their image by offering scholarships to students at this level.

This has been an interesting thread.

My takeaway is that an academic scholarship counts against the NCAA limit. But this is mitigated by the fact that most institutions don't offer the NCAA max scholarships for Track and Cross.

At my school, we use academic money first, then Pell Grants and the like, and then athletic money as a last resort.

Athletic money is limited, so it is used to fill in the gap.

Some people can't understand that.

I offered one girl just $2500 athletic -- overall she had a financial package that paid all but books -- and she turned it down for $7000 athletic and the opportunity to pay $5800 a year that would come largely from loans.

She'll be more than $20,000 in debt by the time she graduates instead of just paying for books as she goes.

Previous poster said it best, all things being equal, look at what you have to pay not at what you're offered.

Academic scholarships DO NOT count against NCAA scholarhsip limits, AS LONG as they meet certain NCAA criteria for GPA, SAT or class Rank. This is to safeguard against bogus academic scholarships to enhance athletic scholarships.

Oklahoma State basically gives academic scholarships to anyone who can read.

Help me understand. Why did she do this? I must be missing something.

a journalist wrote:

At my school, we use academic money first, then Pell Grants and the like, and then athletic money as a last resort.

Athletic money is limited, so it is used to fill in the gap.

Some people can't understand that.

I offered one girl just $2500 athletic -- overall she had a financial package that paid all but books -- and she turned it down for $7000 athletic and the opportunity to pay $5800 a year that would come largely from loans.

She'll be more than $20,000 in debt by the time she graduates instead of just paying for books as she goes.

Previous poster said it best, all things being equal, look at what you have to pay not at what you're offered.

A couple people have mentioned it...

Academic scholarships have far more rigorous GPA standards that you must maintain. Try running 70 mpw and maintaining a 3.5 GPA in 15+ hours. 12 hours is more realistic to maintain that higher GPA, but in order to graduate then that kid will have a whole other year to attend school after the four year academic scholarship is up.

Also...

There is also a pride issue for the athlete. I know a kid who turned down a 90% athletic scholarship to a team that eventually won the NCAA team track title, in favor of a school that gave him a 100% athletic scholarship. And then there are the families that could afford to send their kid to any college, yet still want that athletic scholarship. If you pay for your kid, then the team will have more scholarship money to attract another great player/runner - thus improving the team and their shot at a title. But no, pride means taking that athletic scholarship.

Ah. I see now. Thanks.

Miles Larue wrote:

Oklahoma State basically gives academic scholarships to anyone who can read.

So, they only give them to out of state students.

Nice. Mean, but nice.

Racehorse wrote:

Miles Larue wrote:

Oklahoma State basically gives academic scholarships to anyone who can read.

So, they only give them to out of state students.