tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073305.post2311408112484951587..comments2023-10-07T04:42:30.669-07:00Comments on <a href="http://www.youthsportsparents.blogspot.com">Youth Sports Parents</a>: The college scholarship dreamMark Hymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17727666156512632596noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073305.post-42722594991307891402008-12-17T18:06:00.000-08:002008-12-17T18:06:00.000-08:00Good point, Tom. If we're truly focused on merit s...Good point, Tom. If we're truly focused on merit scholarships, we should be training our kids in Biology.Mark Hymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727666156512632596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073305.post-4912838505847924522008-12-17T06:45:00.000-08:002008-12-17T06:45:00.000-08:00My 6'4" daughter has been offered a full ride to B...My 6'4" daughter has been offered a full ride to Baylor, Tulane, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and is likely to be offered by Emory, Georgia Tech, and Vanderbilt. For academics.<BR/><BR/>An academic scholarship is more likely to be obtained, more flexible in terms of school choice, and usually more lucrative than an athletic scholarship. It's not close. And if you qualify for financial aid (even upper middle class often does), an athletic scholarship is even less needed.<BR/><BR/>Athletic scholarships are about pride, not money.Tom Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496892368259295870noreply@blogger.com