Athletic scholarships at an Ivy

[Anonymous]

I was reading a book by the author Emily Giffin, and googled her to find out more, and was surprised to read a newspaper article saying that that her twin sons were "headed to Columbia University in the fall on cross country and track scholarships." Ivy league schools don't provide athletic scholarships so not sure what she's talking about. Any guesses? I assume she's not talking about financial aid, given that two her books became Hollywood movies.

www.ajc.com/life/arts-culture/bookshelf-kennedy-family-inspires-emily-giffins-new-novel-meant-to-be/UAGML7OPXVCEBFBWIHMJUINALE/

[Anonymous]

she's lying, but they will be a thing sooner or later

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/ivy-leaguers-blast-schools-bid-dismiss-lawsuit-over-athletic-scholarship-bans-2023-06-30/

[Anonymous]

Most likely they are athletic recruits, which is still a separate admissions process, even if it comes with no money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most likely they are athletic recruits, which is still a separate admissions process, even if it comes with no money.

is that what Williams does as well? no money?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:she's lying, but they will be a thing sooner or later

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/ivy-leaguers-blast-schools-bid-dismiss-lawsuit-over-athletic-scholarship-bans-2023-06-30/

Interesting.

To be fair, the reporter could have gotten it wrong. Like, she could have said, "They're going to Columbia and will be on the track team" and it could have made it into the story as "They got scholarships to be on the track team at Columbia."

Or she could be lying or exaggerating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most likely they are athletic recruits, which is still a separate admissions process, even if it comes with no money.

is that what Williams does as well? no money?

There are no athletic scholarships for D3, correct.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:she's lying, but they will be a thing sooner or later

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/ivy-leaguers-blast-schools-bid-dismiss-lawsuit-over-athletic-scholarship-bans-2023-06-30/

Interesting.

To be fair, the reporter could have gotten it wrong. Like, she could have said, "They're going to Columbia and will be on the track team" and it could have made it into the story as "They got scholarships to be on the track team at Columbia."

Or she could be lying or exaggerating.

True, but you would think an author would have read the article and had them issue a correction. It's pretty odd to make statements that anyone who has ever attended an Ivy league school would know are false.

[Anonymous]

Emily Griffin is a terrible writer and I don't know why everyone spent the mid-2000s thinking she was great. I'm not surprised that she doesn't understand the difference between being an athletic recruit and receiving an athletic scholarship.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most likely they are athletic recruits, which is still a separate admissions process, even if it comes with no money.

is that what Williams does as well? no money?

There are no athletic scholarships for D3, correct.

And for Williams, no merit.

[Anonymous]

I’m guessing the reporter got it wrong and perhaps the book author never even read the article to see that it was wrong.

[Anonymous]

Ivies don't give athletic scholarships. They likely packaged it in a financial aid package.

My kid is playing a sport at an Ivy and got zero off tuition, zero $. We don't qualify for aid.

[Anonymous]

Columbia says no: https://cc-seas.financialaid.columbia.edu/ask/faq/question/4604


Some 3rd party websites alldge the Columbia is somehow D1 in track and offers scholarships. I wouldn't rely on them

[Anonymous]

The question is when Ivy schools will start offering NIL $$$s. Probably within a couple of years since they are losing all their basketball stars to other schools offering NIL $$$s and realizing that the "Ivy Degree" will not outweigh earning $250,000 minimum for some of these basketball players (and it can be over $1MM+).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Columbia says no: https://cc-seas.financialaid.columbia.edu/ask/faq/question/4604


Some 3rd party websites alldge the Columbia is somehow D1 in track and offers scholarships. I wouldn't rely on them

They are in D1, but they don't offer scholarships.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ivies don't give athletic scholarships. They likely packaged it in a financial aid package.

My kid is playing a sport at an Ivy and got zero off tuition, zero $. We don't qualify for aid.

She makes millions as an author...and also a movie producer for one of her books. I don't think she's getting financial aid for her kids.