scholarship chances

[celax]

what are the chances of getting any kinda of scholarship, lacrosse or academics related? How much have people on here recieved for either one

[LeKKeR]

celax, everything depends on many variables. have you checked out every kind of scholarship/grant available at the school you want to go to? you'd be surprised what you can find as well as opportunities outside of the school (ie - grants/scholarships offered from outside organizations).

receiving an athletic scholarship is hit or miss because every school has only a certain amount to give out if any. you basically have to be a VERY good player to get one.

i personally pay almost nothing to go to the college i attend currently through an academic scholarship as well as a grant i received outside of school. after i started playing for a couple years, i received a partial athletic scholarship.

your best bet is to take every chance you can either way. make sure you stay in constant contact with the teams' coaches and especially admissions about what is you are eligible to receive.

BEST OF LUCK!

[WAKEFIELDLAX6]

only 1% of student athletes in the united states receive atheletic scholarships straight out of high school

[preplax29]

really? because my school has 9 this year with scholarships to D-I teams

(not all lacrosse)

[LAXMomx3]

While I am not sure of the % of scholarship compared to school costs, but 16 kids signed DI letters of intent at our local HS. Only one for lacrosse, but several for football, hockey and soccer. I also think there was a swimmer in there as well. But as I think is explained elsewhere as well, there are funny ways coaches go about splittling up their athletic scholarship dollars. A lot of schools have academic scholarships and growing in number are also community service scholarships as well. Division III, while not able to offer academic scholarship may also have other sources to offer, especially of the need-based, which can sometimes make a private education more affordable than public institutions.

[Longpole5435]

While I am not sure of the % of scholarship compared to school costs, but 16 kids signed DI letters of intent at our local HS. Only one for lacrosse, but several for football, hockey and soccer. I also think there was a swimmer in there as well. But as I think is explained elsewhere as well, there are funny ways coaches go about splittling up their athletic scholarship dollars. A lot of schools have academic scholarships and growing in number are also community service scholarships as well. Division III, while not able to offer academic scholarship may also have other sources to offer, especially of the need-based, which can sometimes make a private education more affordable than public institutions.
D3 can give academic ones....I assume you mean athletic.

[goalieskcickay]

only 1% of student athletes in the united states receive atheletic scholarships straight out of high school

Full rides or any whatsoever?

And what denotes a student-athlete? Is it someone who has played any sport during his or her high school career, or someone who has played a varsity sport in his or her senior year?

[LAXMomx3]

D3 can give academic ones....I assume you mean athletic.

Yes, I did mean Athletic. Sorry for the mistake. D3 does not offer athletic scholarship. And what's more, some elite D3 schools offer no kind of aid outside that which is need-based.

[Garor]

only 1% of student athletes in the united states receive atheletic scholarships straight out of high school

I believe it. Think about how many millions of first year students there are. Only a small percentage of that go and play sports in college. Now an even smaller percent get any atheltic money. It's "easier" to get a lacrosse scholarship (then say soccer) because of the rise of new programs in college and the overall small amount people playing lacrosse. Just because its easier, doesn't mean its easy. You'll also find a lot of the people who play sports in college come from schools that can continously produce college level athletes. That's why you'll find 9 in one class where as another school there may be none.

[duck]

Academically wise it can really depend on what school you're going to attend. Some school have formula scholarships, where if you have a certain GPA/SAT score you automatically qualify for x amount of scholarship money. Also make sure to check with your school counselors and scholarship websites for any scholarships you qualify for. You'd be surprised sometimes. I found one that was a full ride to a specific college adn the only requirement was that you attended high school in my school district (4 high schools) and were going to that specific institution (its a small DIII college, so it wasn't like there was high competition for the scholarship either).