Bullis, Sidwell, Landon, Maret, Georgetown Day, Potomac ... does this ranking make sense?

[Anonymous]

I have a relative who did. He majored in beer.

[Anonymous]

Hugely is a case in point. LAX got him in to UVA. It didn't turn out very well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It just seems just such a waste to send kids a high ticket school for an education and then get so excited about who wins a meaningless lacross title. What's going to happen when these jocks get in to the job market and they are competing against pencil nosed kids from India and China with advanced degrees in engineering. I guess every office still needs someone to make copies and fetch coffee.

I learned recently that the madness about lacrosse is because kids around here actually get athletic scholarships to play this game.

Not really true.

Division 1 lacrosse teams have a total of 13.5 scholarships they can allot across 35 or so players they typically have. If they give someone a full scholarship, that reduces the amount they can give the rest of the team. What a star typically gets is 1/4 scholarship and another 1/4 if they make their grades.

Division II and Divison III teams do not have scholarships.

The real value of lacrosse is that many kids get accepted at schools they would never have a chance and getting into.

[Anonymous]

NCAA Lacrosse Scholarships
In men's lacrosse, there are 57 Division I lacrosse universities divided into eight conferences, and in Division II there are 32 such schools split into four conferences. In women's lacrosse there are 83 Division I lacrosse school divided into 12 conferences and 37 Division II teams split into six conferences. Division I men's programs can offer 12.69 scholarships and women can offer 12 scholarships per team. Division II men's teams can provide 10.8 scholarships and women can offer 9.9 scholarships. With rosters of about 20 per school, many lacrosse players get partial scholarships.

[Anonymous]

It's crap that these kids are going for scholarships. Look at Hughley..All that money his parents saved on Tuition ended up going to his trial lawyers.

[Anonymous]

Life's not fair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
NCAA Lacrosse Scholarships
In men's lacrosse, there are 57 Division I lacrosse universities divided into eight conferences, and in Division II there are 32 such schools split into four conferences. In women's lacrosse there are 83 Division I lacrosse school divided into 12 conferences and 37 Division II teams split into six conferences. Division I men's programs can offer 12.69 scholarships and women can offer 12 scholarships per team. Division II men's teams can provide 10.8 scholarships and women can offer 9.9 scholarships. With rosters of about 20 per school, many lacrosse players get partial scholarships.

There are a lot more than 20 players on s DI roster...closer to 35. Almost all scholaships are partial.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It just seems just such a waste to send kids a high ticket school for an education and then get so excited about who wins a meaningless lacross title. What's going to happen when these jocks get in to the job market and they are competing against pencil nosed kids from India and China with advanced degrees in engineering. I guess every office still needs someone to make copies and fetch coffee.

I learned recently that the madness about lacrosse is because kids around here actually get athletic scholarships to play this game.

Not really true.

Division 1 lacrosse teams have a total of 13.5 scholarships they can allot across 35 or so players they typically have. If they give someone a full scholarship, that reduces the amount they can give the rest of the team. What a star typically gets is 1/4 scholarship and another 1/4 if they make their grades.

Division II and Divison III teams do not have scholarships.

The real value of lacrosse is that many kids get accepted at schools they would never have a chance and getting into.


Have to agree with the last statement. Look at the D1 schools. without lacrosse, most of these kids would not get in. Lacrosse gives them that extra leg in.

[Anonymous]

Not many people have talked about WIS -- how does the upper school compare to Sidwell and GDS -- on academics, arts (studio arts), atheletics, and social life?

[Anonymous]

You should probably just start a new threat - this one got out of control