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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The scholarship money was definitely worth it. [/quote]

But these days, parents spend way more on the sport than the scholarship gives them. I have a friend whose son got a partial scholarship to a college but she said she spend way more on camps, private lessons, equipment, travel, etc. What's the point unless your kid gets a full scholarship?[/quote]

Wrong.  My son has accepted a partial scholarship at a hugely expensive D1 school, which over 4 years will work out to over $100K. We definitely did not spend $100K on camps, lessons, etc., even if you go all the way back to first grade. I am not saying that his situation is typical because it’s pretty much like hitting the lottery, in terms of the combination of talent, drive, and sheer luck that puts you in a position like this. But if your kid is really passionate about their sport, as well as actually talented and projectable, it can work out really well.  This school would have been out of reach for him academically and financially without the sport.

But this is not just a financial calculation anyway, deciding whether it is “worth it” to spend money and time supporting your kid in something they love to do. For my son there are the intangibles that he has gotten from his sport and that he will continue to accrue in college and afterwards, through a network of former players that are working in the same profession that he wants to pursue. 
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My kid got an offer like that just because of good grades -- with no time-sucking obligation after arrival.  Congrats to your kid.[/quote]

For some it’s not an obligation rather something they enjoy. Did that not occur to you?[/quote]

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