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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not semantics pp. DI can give athletic scholarships to super rich kids; whereas, DIII can give FA to needy students but not super rich kids.[/quote]

You are  pretty far off and missing a point completely. Not all D1 schools are scholarship schools, like The Ivies. There are about 45 D1 scholarship programs by my count, and assuming they are all fully funded they have 12.6 scholarships in the program. Divide by four and that gives a little over 3 scholarships per recruiting class, and a recruiting class is 12 kids a year.

That means there are optimistic counts of 135 D1 scholarships per class in male D1 lacrosse. My son was recruited by some less than fully funded programs like Colgate, so I could only guess the real number is about 100 D1 scholarships per class in male lacrosse.

Your point is some rich kids get a fraction scholarship to Bucknell or Colgate or UVa and good for them. The right info for parents on this board is to recognize that lacrosse is about the worst way to hope to pay for college. Financial aid advantages due to places that have a great endowment and want a good kid and good lacrosse player from a family not so rich. Think "synthetic scholarship". My son was walked through an Ivy league campus on a visit by a player on almost a free ride. Working class family, and the school has the resources to make it work for families whether the kid is an artist or an athlete. I think a lot of families would be stunned to see how much better it is financially at some of the most expensive and prestigious colleges. Remember, lacrosse and the club, HS and college lacrosse coaches are using you and your son. Use lacrosse back.[/quote]

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