college recruit girl

2:09 was 200th in D1 in 2019. Why would somebody want to disappear into that pit with a 2:20?

Richie or Poorer wrote:

It's a terrible financial aid program if you make decent money. If poor, it is great. D1 is not for the OP. She will get lost and get frustrated.

Depending on how you define "poor", this is not necessarily a true statement.

If your family income is about $100,000 a year, which is quite good in most areas of the country, you will get full tuition there.

I just plugged in $100k income with normal assets and $5k income for the student into Davidson's NPC. It calculated a $40k reduction leaving $40k per year family contribution. $160k is a lot when the OP could get a full academic ride at her local state school.

You're asking the right questions, and now's the right time for it.

Good luck!

Financial guru wrote:

I just plugged in $100k income with normal assets and $5k income for the student into Davidson's NPC. It calculated a $40k reduction leaving $40k per year family contribution. $160k is a lot when the OP could get a full academic ride at her local state school.

1) Cost to attend Davidson is right on $68,000 per year with tuition and room and board, not $80,000, so your credibility is shot right there.

2) You either did not do the NPC or you did it wrong.

3) Davidson is one of about 60 or so colleges in the US that provides "full financial need" for students who are admitted, and they do that without requiring the student to take loans.

What I said is true. If you have a family income of $100,000, unless you have a lot of cash sitting in a bank account...gotta buy some stuff and/or pay down the mortgage with extra non-retirement assets...you will get full tuition (that's about $53,000 per year) from Davidson.

I went through this process two years ago with a son who was offered a $10,000 athletic scholarship. He did not accept and is a student elsewhere. We made right on $100,000 a year then, and the two together gave us a net bill of $0. It's now two years later, and they haven't changed their policy.

collegerecruit wrote:

i am a hs junior girl with 5k xc pr of 20:00 and for track prs 1600: 5:30 and 800 relay split 2:20. i have only run like one open 800 and won by 15 seconds with a 2:28 my academics are quite good i have an unweighted gpa of 4.0 and have taken 8 ap classes (most my school allows) i got a 34 on the act aspire and a 1380 on the psat. assuming. i do well on my act/ sat could i run for a good academic d1 school such as northwestern or colgate, etc? i hope to get my open 800 to a 2:20 this upcoming track season which will help too. i am also only on 20mpw

Sounds like you may be more suited as a 400m/800m runner - give some sprints a go!

From our website. Income with normal asstes and average yearly cost for that group.

$0 to $30,000. $6,643

$30,001. $8,468

$48,001 $13,225

$75,001 $17,187

$110,000 $37,001

$200,00 $70,000

36% of students have family incomes over $200k.

Perhaps JC? wrote:

Is there a question here?

Go to school for academics. If you love running find a school where you can do both. Your times are more in line junior college which is not a bad option as you can save money for your top college choice.

She is too smart to go to JC.

Not JC wrote:

Perhaps JC? wrote:

Is there a question here?

Go to school for academics. If you love running find a school where you can do both. Your times are more in line junior college which is not a bad option as you can save money for your top college choice.

She is too smart to go to JC.

Indeed she is. Plus, she still has a year and a half to improve. Her mileage is rather modest, or, dare I say, meager for an upperclass-woman. There's absolutely no reason she can't at least double her mileage next summer unless she has a proven vulnerability to injury. 30 mpw at least this winter...

If you're looking for athletic compensation you could look into NAIA schools. They are comparable to D3 in terms of competition but because they aren't in the NCAA they are allowed to offer athletic scholarships. Also North Central in IL has a great D3 team for developing athletes and competitive academics.

Unless you are actually good and you are talented enough to go to one of those top performing teams, then just show up on campus and you will get some money to run. Due to title ix women's teams are more than flush with cash, they are often looking for girls to finish out the roster, even girls with little experience and talent.

Have fun, get that money girrrrl.

North Central is not a good academic school. The average ACT score is 24. What is the income of the parents of the OP? She has not provided those details. If she is poor, U of Chicago or Johns Hopkins or Wash U are good choices. If her parents make decent money, she should go to her Power 5 state school and try to walk on.

You guys are acting like this girl can't improve.

She's a junior, and while her times aren't impressive just yet--- it doesn't mean she can't show improvement this junior year, as well as her senior year.

Yeah, maybe she barely improves/does not, but maybe she does?