so true! Georgetown year after year gets some incredibly talented kids and can not do anything with them
Who really cares a GT degree gets you a job anywhere and GT Law gets you 50% more than other lawyers. Nobody cares about lacrosse! Five teams have won over the last 25 years. Not going to change this year either.
Yeah ok, nobody cares about lacrosse...these girls been playing their whole lives, spending five hours a day and not being able to take the majors of their choice to play. Your a copout.
The post below was posted on another thread but much of it is appropriate here.
Many of the best universities in the country also happen to field some of the best lacrosse programs in the the nation.
The 11 schools listed below are the only schools that have finished the season ranked in the Top 20 in each of the past five years. The number listed is the universities 2017 academic rank. Eight of the Top 20 Universities in the country also have Top 20 Lacrosse Programs.
1 - Princeton 8 - Penn 8 - Duke 12 - Northwestern 15 - Notre Dame 24 - University of Virginia 30 - University of North Carolina 50 - Penn State University 50 - University of Florida 60 - University of Maryland 60 - Syracuse University
In addition to the 11 schools above:
10 - Johns Hopkins University 31 - Boston College - Have both finished the season ranked in the Top 20 four of the past five years.
5 - Stanford 20 - Georgetown - Each were ranked in the Top 20 in three of the past five years.
23 - Southern California - Will more than likely be a perennial Top 20 program.
It is about the education and the admissions slot, not simply the amount of the athletic scholarship.
That being said, with the exception of the IVY's the top recruits at these schools can receive significant athletic money. If you are not one of the top recruits you can still receive a decent athletic scholarship. Some of the Universities listed especially the IVY's have very strong need based aid packages.
Due to generous need based aid packages some girls may opt not to accept an athletic scholarship because they will receive more money in the form of need based aid.
Very good students can receive academic scholarships as well, especially if they choose to attend a slightly less competitive university.
The State Schools can make it very affordable for their in-state recruits.
The top recruits in the country do in fact receive significant athletic money. How do you know if you are a top recruit? Easy, take a look at the schools that are making offers, when they are making the offer and what the offer is. If a number of the schools listed are recruiting and offering when the student is in the 9th grade you are a top recruit.
Athletes who are not considered to be the top recruits in the country can still receive significant athletic money if they are the top recruit at the school they choose to commit to. For example, A player may be offered 70 - 75% by a particular school but that same player may not have had a single offer from UNC, MD, PSU, Syracuse, Penn, Princeton, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Duke, Virginia or Florida.
There is a lot more money out there than many people realize. However, for many players and their families it is about the education.
Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth, Brown, Cornell, Vanderbilt, Cal - Berkley, University of Michigan, Army, Navy, William and Mary, Boston University, Lehigh, Villanova, Etc... All have programs and all have the ability to help with admissions.
Good luck to all, there is a fit for everyone. Enjoy the ride.
