Sorry to tell you. There is no big time money in a true big time program at the most elite schools. Fact is they don't have too. There are so many top notch kids dying to go there that they are happy with their 25%. And if that is not enough cash, there is someone else just as good waiting in line. Other schools have to give big scholarships to attract those top kids. If anyone tells you different, they are lying!
this is very true, U.N.C , N.W. U.V.A. also carry larger rosters,with more players at each position. For example (being the father of a goalie I track this) Maryland, U.V.A. Notre Dame and Florida all tale a goalie every year ( more or less) while a loyola will only take every third. (most schools only carry a junior and freshman , senior, soph combo) So with only 12 full scholarships every 4 years they couldn't possibly waste a "full ride" on a single player, especially not on a freshman. with a roster of about 25, that is less than 0.5 each player, and if you don't know most schools will give upperclassmen more on a performance basis . also keep this in mind, there is no limit on how many girls can be on a team, the "Big" programs carry closer to 30, so the likelihood of getting a "full ride " at those schools are pretty small, especially as a freshman. If a parent tells you that there daughter got a "full Ride offer" there probably embellishing, like a earlier poster said it's a combo of financial aid , grants and scholarships. But there are those parents that even at this late recruiting age that "My kid is so much better than yours that WE get the biggest prize" Just chuckle and walk away.
