Re this comment:

". I think most (but not all) parents know that lax scholly money is small and are okay with that"

Have you read these forums??? Do the people posting here with such venom seem like they are not competing (at least in their own minds) for their kid to make it big?

Also to this end, find me a travel team site/literature that doesn't mention scholarships/commitments etc. Those are very few and far between.

I do agree there are some parents that think of this the right way, but I don't think that's most of them (at least the types of trolls on here spitting venom on everyone whilst hiding in the 'anonymous' pulpit).