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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also want to point out to the parent with the questions that if your goal is to see a scholarship package (discount on tuition, whatever) for your son then you need to focus on D1 schools since the Ivy league schools do not offer any scholarship packages to[i] any[/i] athletes.[/quote]

1.  Lacrosse rosters are routinely over 50 in number, and the NCAA limits men's lacrosse teams to 12.6 total scholarships.  Full scholarships are therefore as rare as hen's teeth. Talent aside, don't assume that scholarship money for lacrosse will (a) make a meaningful dent in tuition; or (b) begin to approach what parents have spent over the years in club fees.

2.  For those with actual financial need, the Ivies (HYP in particular but all to varying extent) actually have very good financial aid.  A family earning 80,000 will get major aid from HYP.  Increased commitment to financial aid by the Ivies is a big reason the Ivies have gotten more competitive in recent years in sports such as ice hockey and even basketball.  If you look at the lacrosse roster of a place like Yale, they've got a lot of players from "blue collar lacrosse" communities.

3.  Many, but not most, people in this area want the lacrosse for the admissions advantage and prestige, anyway.[/quote]

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