Chances of Getting a Skolly

Man, you must a hoot at poker night.

mcvred wrote:

Man, you must a hoot at poker night.

if someone said 'obvi' at my poker night they would not be coming back

You obvi didn't get my point, then.

mcvred wrote:

You obvi didn't get my point, then.

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May be bet off using old people lang like what evs. sup next give me stack about smokin da braha?

Clueless in Purdue wrote:

Purdue had 7 guys run equivalent to sub 9 for 2 mile indoor. You guys are clueless on what it takes to get a scholarship. You need to be capable of 8:40 3200 to score points in the Big 10.

7 college guys. No way did Purdue have 7 high schoolers running sub 9 in high school.

Yes college guys. They aren’t going to give a scholarship to a new freshman who is running 9:10 when they have guys on the team running 8:10 in the 3k. Teams fall apart when scholarships go to guys slower than guys who aren’t getting one. It takes about an 8 minute 3k to place which is sub 8:40 for 3200 so HS guys have to wait and earn one.

12.6 doesn’t go far wrote:

Yes college guys. They aren’t going to give a scholarship to a new freshman who is running 9:10 when they have guys on the team running 8:10 in the 3k. Teams fall apart when scholarships go to guys slower than guys who aren’t getting one. It takes about an 8 minute 3k to place which is sub 8:40 for 3200 so HS guys have to wait and earn one.

Sorry brah, I was a D-1 athlete and what you say doesn’t happen, actually happens all the time. When I went in with a 60% ride there were a ton of guys on the team faster then me but I had run sub nine and sub 4:10. Going in I would not have scored at conference but you gotta keep the stable full so offering or upping a scholarship for a current team member isn’t the smartest move by a coach.

Yes you have a good chance.

What you need to do is get the coach on insta or snap, and msg them about the skolly and hope they get back to you.

Coaches have wised up. It doesn’t happen anymore. I went through the process with several athletes last year. They canvassed the country and received almost no interest. A few schools were persistent wanting them to walk on and a few offered books. Only some no name schools were offering 25% scholarships. Nobody offered anywhere near 50%.

Chances are very slim for 50%. You need to hit 8:50 and 4:07 as a junior. Full ride is impossible unless you hit 8:40.

Sure. The upperclassmen would have pushed you in the river on the first run and then transferred. Coaches can’t run teams that way. It’s like coming out of college with a BS degree and land a job in an office where everyone has a masters and 5 years of experience but they pay you more than them. Sounds like a well run business just like your well run team.

High School Prodigy wrote:

I really want to go to a Power 5 conference school. The actual school is not as important but want to get a skolly as I don’t want to take on too much student debt. My grades are good with a 3.8 a 29 on the ACT, will be taking SAT soon. I’m only a junior so have a year to get times down more. I’ve run the following as a sophomore.

800: 1:59

1600: 4:23

3200: 9:22

This year in XC I placed 3rd in states and had a fast 5K of 15:31.

My goal is to atleast attain a 50% skolly but obviously the more the better. What do you think my chances are of getting some money and how much lower do I need to go for a full skolly. I’m currently working with a recruiting agency to get known.

Bruh, my Bae, my squad, and me where debating if it’s skolly or scholly? I think it’s scholly. Maybe we should develop an emoji so we don’t have to worry about the spelling.

I am in a similar boat. Wondering if I’ll get a scholly after winning states. I am planning on doing a half Mary during off-season. Would do a full ‘thon but my rents won’t have it. I am so sick of my rents and all the virtue signaling they do at church bruh.

Full rides are tough to get, but the person who said yo need 8:40 for 3200 to get one at a Power 5 school is wrong.

If you run 8:50, someone will give you a full ride for that.

Also, if you can get your ACT up to 30, you have a good chance of getting academic scholarship money so that the school doesn't have to give you 100% athletic, and that makes you even more attractive to them.

Good luck.

Flagpole Willy wrote:

Full rides are tough to get, but the person who said yo need 8:40 for 3200 to get one at a Power 5 school is wrong.

If you run 8:50, someone will give you a full ride for that.

Also, if you can get your ACT up to 30, you have a good chance of getting academic scholarship money so that the school doesn't have to give you 100% athletic, and that makes you even more attractive to them.

Good luck.

Thanks Flagpole! I think I can get my ACT score up with a bit of training/prep. I’m going to go for that and shoot for 9:10 to 9:15 this year, hopefully faster. Thanks for the support.

Brah magic, no doubt you should get a skol if you win states. I for one would give you a full skol as that is a magnificent feat. However, unfortunately for you I’m not in control of the skols and my uni. I’m just a lowly GA.

High School Prodigy wrote:

mcvred wrote:

If you have an indoor season I would recommend focusing on dropping your 800 time, running higher miles as well so you can shine outdoors. I don't know what your 400m PR is but I would guess it's not as fast as you'd like and bringing those shorter distance times down will help you run great over 3200 and 1600, which are definitely your strengths. Don't take this to mean that you should tons of speed work, just try to get in shorter races to practice running fast at the end of a tiring week.

Thanks, that is some good advice and I’ll talk to my coach after winter break to get his thoughts. I really want to put some fast times out there this spring. I’ve been slowly building my miles up to about 50 per week.

Congratulations on making a post that gives the impression you're not a cheese-eating pimply-faced idoit. You're on your way!

High School Prodigy wrote:

Christ on an effing bike wrote:

“Obvi”? Jesus Christ

Seriously man cut me some slack. I don’t care if your not up with the lingo of 2018.

this thread got me cracking up lol

Purdue doesn't concentrate on distance so with only 12.6 scholarships to go around, they aren't going to use 0.5 on a 9:22 senior in high school. They can get IL and IN walk-ons of that ability so there's no need.

Get sub 9:05 and sub 4:15 and maybe they'll offer you books or 10%.