D2 + D3 scholarships?

[ghstx22]

do they offer them, if so how many. also any1 that actually plays in college, how does the practice schedule work with your class schedule and such and what does it look like?

[spenny]

there are no athletic scholarships at the D3 level. its either academic or need based. D2 offers scholarships, but i dont know anything about D2.

[kylax09]

i think d2 gets something like 12.3 scholarships or something

[Auburn10]

The limit for D2 is like 12.3 like stated above, there is few full ride scholarships from what I know and most of the scolarships are around half, give or take

[mikeypickchea]

in D3 you get scholarships for your "GPA" which is enough

practice is almost always in the afternoon arround 3 or 4, and no classes should be scheduled after 2, which is plenty of time for all of your classes and lunch

[redduck900]

DI gets 12.7 and DII gets 11

[spenny]

D1 gets 12.6, IF they are fully funded, and many schools are not

[Dan91891 v2.0]

When you guys are saying 12.6 11 etc., What does that mean?

[HdGLaxWarrior]

like spenny said, DIII schools have no athletic scholarships, just academic.

i think what they are referring to is how many scholarships can be given out, i may be wrong though.

[theBUSlNESS]

*Guys, correct me if I am wrong** Dan, schools can give out full and partial scholarships. D1 schools are allowed to give out scholarships invalue of 12.6 players, D2 11 players. The .6 means I can give out 60% of school's tuition for a scholarship. Most teams do not give out all 11-12 scholarships as full rides, instead they break them up so other financial aid can cover some, and the team is better able to recruit more players this way. If I have X amount of dollars and I want to recruit 20 guys, I'm not going to give 11 or 12 full scholarships and the rest of the guys none, I am going to make it so everyone gets some money and then for the really desired recruits would I reserve a 3/4 to full ride. Unless I am mistaken, do you rarely see a full ride lacrosse scholarship because it dedicates so much to one student that you are really hemming in your program's recruiting ability, and most college's lacrosse programs are not fully funded by the college itself.

[spenny]

business, you are correct and you have summed it up very well

[Lax818]

A couple more points. Even if a school CAN give athletic scholarships, it does NOT have to. Ivy League schools (Division 1) do NOT give any athletic scholarships.

About 50% of Division II schools do not give ANY lax scholarships even though they are allowed to.

Having GOOD grades is the best way to get some scholarship money; usually academic scholarships are NOT needs based. Most upper middle class families will not qualify for any needs based scholarships.

[Chicago_Lax]

File this as an opinion, but if you keep your grades up, you'll probably do just as well with Merit based money as you would getting partials at a larger institution. But not always.

Different sport but my son was recruited for football and the d2 partials and smaller merit based packages at those schools actually made a D3 program more attractive financially.

What's really important, at least in my view, is that you pick the school you like FIRST, then work out the lacrosse (or any sport) part. Coaches come and go, your commitment to the sport may change, but if you like the school you are at you are going to be much happier if those changes happen.

The overwhelming majority of college student-athletes don't go on post graduation to collect a paycheck from their sport. Even D1 guys in revenue sports.

Programs that offer athletic scholarships arent for everyone, even those that are athletically capable of playing at that level. Consider it a full time job in addition to your school work. Doesn't mean you shouldn't try, but each player needs to set their priorities as to what they want out of the experience.