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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A friend's kid is there majoring in a social science -- they wanted to run cross country and track there. There are a lot of NY kids, especially very rich ones, but there are plenty of OOS kids as well. Friend's DC definitely hangs out with her athlete friends. I think the kind of money other kids have/spend was a bit of a culture shock, even though this kid is solidly UMC and receives no financial aid. They will likely attend grad school afterwards. [/quote]

My college rival was the long time (and highly successful XC and track coach at Cuse). His assistant was the son of my closest high school competitor.   Recruiting to Syracuse has become difficult in a sport like track or even lacrosse (where scholarships are spread thinly).  It is a good school but very expensive. It is increasingly difficult for them to attract student athletes without scholarship money, rarer than ever for non-revenue sports.  I still believe Cuse has some edge in that it is really the only big time athletic school in the state of New York.  Can't comment on whether the price tag is worth it - very personal to the family and student involved. Certainly a good school though and a source of some very successful people.  The track coach friend of mine came from Auburn, and he could recruit a very different type of walk-on at Syracuse than at Auburn.  [/quote]

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