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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone explain how the recruitment works? Does SJC give a lot of aid or only to top athletes that truly need it? [/quote]

My kid is a football recruit and we did not apply for aid because we will not qualify. We only know three other recruits personally, and I know they would also not qualify for aid. At no time has anyone suggested there is other aid or scholarships for recruits. I hope and expect aid is there only for families who need it. [/quote]

The aid is obviously for star athletes whether they need it or not.

Note: a star athlete is actively recruited by multiple schools, so the aid (read: full ride) is offered as a carrot.

And it gets better:

Does your school have a star athlete from another country or out of state?

If so, those kids sometimes live with a host family whose own kid gets a tuition discount or full ride. I know two area privates that have done this/are currently doing this.

And your full tuition covers this.

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(Not that you’ll answer this, but) which two schools?
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I mean, everyone can probably guess the two—but the reality is most schools known for sports does this.

I know boys who were aggressively recruited. All the usual suspect schools threw money at them despite the fact that the families were objectively affluent.

I also know of an athlete from another state currently attending an area private. Full ride for the athlete, and free tuition for the family hosting him.

And I know another family at a different school that hosted an international student athlete. Same deal: free ride for the athlete and the host family’s student.

As a full-pay family, I cannot for the life of me understand why athletics are prioritized to the extent they are. They must bring in significant money for the schools, but I can’t understand how exactly. [/quote]
Competition and school spirit.  It’s the same way in college sports.  If you field a team, you want to win.  You want the student body to be proud of their athletes.  Come together to support.[/quote]

Nah. As was said upthread, football does not draw an especially large amount of spectators at SJC. Students have their own sports and other activities. Nobody is choosing SJC for the opportunity to watch a football game, even less so if the game is off in California or Texas.

The question is not whether SJC has a good sports program. The question is why it puts so much emphasis on a few sports like baseball - and now maybe football - that normally talented students can't play.[/quote]

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