Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
My son will be getting 150k to play lacrosse at a school we would not be able to afford or be academically accepted too.
Do not really know why BTC would is writing this.


Why would you want him at a school he is not academically qualified to be in? He will be set up for failure before he even begins. Being a college athlete is hard enough if you are a good match academically for a school but if his academics are sub par before starting, the struggle could be too much.


Clearly you have no idea what you're talking about. Ever here of the white boy syndrome? Plenty of them get denied to the top schools for that reason. They will do fine once they get in.


Cleary you have no idea. Use some damn common sense.

1) $150K, assume this is amortized across four years - so ~ $38K a year. Most D1 programs you're looking at upwards of a 50% ride. Either this kid is an absolute, locked down home run or ... well, you know.
2) There are no 4 year guaranteed scholarships. Non revenue sport. Renewed each year. If Johnny doesn't play up to potential, good luck getting that $38K next year.
3) Not qualified academically to get in to the school he will be attending. Let that sink in some. We're not talking raced based admissions; we're talking pure academics. If you're son gets into Duke but isn't in the academic ballpark -- good luck. This isn't football/basketball. There is no pot of gold at the end of the bench for 99.99% of lax players. Academics matter. Your son will have a full time job playing lax, and another one trying to catch up in the classroom. That is a scenario set up for disaster.

Hope you prepped your kid to work just as hard in the classroom as he does on the lacrosse field. Otherwise, you can kiss that scholarship goodbye.