HOMESCHOOLED GIRL FAST ENOUGH FOR XC/TRACK SCHOLARSHIP?

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11 years ago 06/28/2012 12:34pm EDT

4.0+ GPA, above average SAT. Lives in GA & wants to run either in state or bordering state. Can realistically expect to be sub 20:00 at Footlocker South this fall as a junior. What are her odds of significant scholarship $$ and/or academic/financial aid? I assume a full ride is out of the question unless she's sub 19? She doesn't get as much exposure as most kids, since she's not eligible to run most invitationals, State, sectionals, etc., but will run some invitationals and also unattached at some college open meets.

11 years ago 06/28/2012 12:41pm EDT

re: BROKEDAD

You're smart to enter her in meets where you can.

Don't count on athletic scholarships. Focus on good academics, especially the SAT. Solid academics make it easier for her to get into a decent school and running program.

If she's homeschooled, then does the 4.0 even mean anything? Make sure she does well on standardized tests.

Remember that not everything you do in high school has to be done just to make your college application look better. Remember to stop and smell the roses. Next thing you know everything in college will just be to make your resume look better. Then everything in life will just be so you can impress somebody else. Your daughter has to enjoy the journey and not just the goals.

11 years ago 06/28/2012 1:00pm EDT

re: BROKEDAD

merit aid is where it's at, dad. spend what little money you have on sat prep courses. they work. if she hasn't broken 20 as a soph you are a fool to be worrying bout full ride.

there are dozens of d3s that are a better academic and athletic fit for your baby girl.

maybe you are a little too excited about doing some full-ride bragging to your golf buddies?

11 years ago 06/28/2012 2:05pm EDT

re: ;jiy/l

A sub-20 would get her maybe Top 200 or 250 at that FootLocker South?

Not impressive.

She can get Hope Scholarship in Ga., and pay next to nothing.

Have her go to Mercer. They are a poor D1 school for running that is above average in academics.

11 years ago 06/28/2012 7:47pm EDT

re: BROKEDAD

odds? 1 in 10,000.

There are 9,999 high school girls in the U.S. faster than her.

buy a magazine called "Track & Field News"

or if you are really broke go to the library

and check out the annual issue with the top times

of high school kids. When your daughter runs

sub 18 5k on a track or sub 19 in XC then she might

interest some college coach, until then she

will have to settle for aid based on her academic scores.

let her run and win some local road 5k's this summer and she

can show her press clippings to the school she is interested in. She has to win and dominate before any college will answer her e-mail enquiries.

11 years ago 06/28/2012 10:01pm EDT

re: rich dad

ah, you can usually count on LRC posters to be uninformed, petty, & moronic. This thread is no exception.

If you think only sub 19 XC gets a girl a scolly, you've obviously never heard of something called title IX..

11 years ago 06/28/2012 10:06pm EDT

re: Alberto's daddy

You get a GPA when you're homeschooled?

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