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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. First, I’m happy for them. The girl is very nice and her mom is an old friend.
Second, I don’t think it’s a scholarship, they definitely don’t need the money. I’m just annoyed that her DD is a year behind mine and won’t have to go through most of the college crap and stress mine is currently going through. We are deep in it right now. My DD doesn’t play sports but has other talents, none which get her recruited by colleges.
Third, she has worked hard as an athlete but she wouldn’t be in a position to be recruited if her parents didn’t have the time and money to pay for all teams and tournaments. Let’s face it, for many (I realize there are big exceptions) recruited athletes for sports like lax come from affluent families so the whole system leaves a bad taste in my mouth.  
I know this is nothing new. I went to HS with many children of billionaires, most of whom ended up at ivies despite not having the grades. Life is not fair, college admissions is not fair.
I was just venting because, again, I have a very stressed out out senior.[/quote]

OP, just to let you know, because part of your focus seems to be on the money this family has....
I come from an area where lacrosse is very popular. The town I live in is not fancy AT ALL. It's very common for kids here to go to colleges to play lacrosse. Probably not D1, but even so, to play at the collegiate level takes a lot of dedication, practice, hard work, and sometimes money.... but this is far from just wealthy families. Maybe that's true where you are. But in plenty of places, blue collar or LMC families work hard to make their kid an athletic success, too.

Also to the PP saying how is this possible... there are 13 year olds signing letters of intent for athletics...[/quote]

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