Little Known Secrets About Athletic Scholarships Twenty years ago, when I was a young coach, I gave an amazing speech to the parents of my U13 boys team. As a coach in my mid-twenties I was pretty sure I had everything figured out. With authority, I told the parents they needed be in this for …
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Many of you parents have been chasing the dream of a college athletic scholarship for years. Some of your children will receive a full ride scholarship, but full rides are few and far between. If your child has already been offered a full ride – Congratulations! You can skip the rest of this article. The …
Scholarships and aid are wonderful, but it’s what you actually pay that really matters! Every college has a sticker price that they advertise as the yearly tuition. But very few students pay the sticker price. Colleges don’t expect them to. Colleges throw out a big number to scare you. Then they award all kinds of …
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I got my athletic scholarship! Why do I still owe money? After years of pouring yourself into your sport, you have that magical conversation with a college coach. You are leaning forward hardly daring to breath. The coach, leaning forward as well, begins the phrase you have dreamed about, “I would like to offer you …
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Will your college athlete graduate with college debt? Over half of all college students take out student loans to fund their education. According to Educationdata.org, borrowers graduate with an average college debt of over $39,000. It’s statistically likely your child will graduate with college debt. Has your family been dreaming of a college athletic scholarship …
I love golf. But not everyone is motivated by love for the Masters and a birdie. A “tiger mom” reads a newspaper article about unused golf scholarships. The next day she has signed her six year old up for golf lessons. A decade of green fees and lesson expenses is an investment that is going …
Every student-athlete needs to learn how to exercise financial responsibility in college. Have you talked to your child about how to keep their finances on track while in college? Many students blow off financial responsibility during their college years. They don’t see how it is affecting them. They look only at the immediate and it …
Can you lose your athletic scholarship? When you are offered an athletic scholarship it must be for four years, right? Most Division 1 and all Division 2 athletic scholarships are one academic-year agreements. Division 1 schools have the option of offering multi-year scholarships (check with individual school). The college must notify a student by July …
Students and parents are finding college prices to be increasingly prohibitive. Today is not about answers. It is merely some quick facts I pulled off the web for you to contemplate as you make decisions about college. If you click on the picture it will take you to the site I pulled them from. …
