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MNHockeyFan wrote:

WarmUpTheBus wrote:At Yale family income must be below $65,000 to qualify for 100% aid.

With the nation's largest endowment of around $31 Billion, Harvard has become a lot more generous in awarding need-based scholarships. From the article below:

"Families with typical assets and incomes up to $150,000 will pay from zero to 10 percent of their income, depending on individual family circumstances."

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2 ... es-by-10m/

Some need to do some research and read this post. I know plenty of D-1 families that earn 120,000 a year and are getting partials for sports. No, it's not a "scholarship" that some of you are so hung up on.............. It's better!

Bo is right. FL kid is in in his 4th yr @ Harvard. Hockey has made it possible. Iknow this for a fact !!!!

Well said!! Too many hs student/athletes are short sighted in their fascination and love of the game of hockey and their visions of grandeur and where it will take them, regardless of their skill level. My suggestion: Focus on the big picture and your future. Use college to set yourself up for success the next 40 years. That is the intelligent choice. Too many players are bailing on hs early to chase their dream of pro hockey. Nice dream, but the odds are against you. Stay in hs, work hard on posting high GPA, spend a year in the USHL/NAHL, embrace college, study and immerse yourself in the academic and social life and enjoy college hockey. For an overwhelming majority (98%?) of college hockey players, this will be the last stop in your quest for a pro contract. Don't waste the opportunity. After a successful college academic and hockey career you will have the next 40 years to grow, develop and prosper in your profession of choice. Good luck!

The only benefit that athletes receive not available to other students at an Ivy league school is the preferred admission. At Harvard or Yale the "Scholarship" is getting in. A previous post did an outstanding job of pointing out the advantages that graduating from these schools provide.

Prospective students with tremendous success in academics are tuned away by the hundreds every year while athletes with far more modest academic accomplishments are admitted on the basis of their athletic ability. Once on campus the athletes are provided all the help necessary to succeed. I would hope that any hockey player given this opportunity would give it very serious consideration.

keepyourheadup wrote:The only benefit that athletes receive not available to other students at an Ivy league school is the preferred admission. At Harvard or Yale the "Scholarship" is getting in.

True, but the "preferred admission" aspect does not just apply to gifted athletes. Other highly developed skills and abilities, whether they be musical prowess, drama, debate, leadership, etc., will help set you apart from the tens of thousands of other kids who "just" have excellent grades and test scores.

MrBoDangles wrote:Most Ivy League student athletes don't pay a dime for school. They're actually getting a much better deal from rich alumni than most are getting with partial scholarships at other schools.

Not true at all.

agreatdayforhockey wrote:

MrBoDangles wrote:Most Ivy League student athletes don't pay a dime for school. They're actually getting a much better deal from rich alumni than most are getting with partial scholarships at other schools.

Not true at all.

The typical partial Hockey scholarship is better than 90-100%? The 5 to 10% percent they have to pay probably goes to the roof over their head and lunch card, not the actual "school"ing.

Explain how the typical partial is better..

MrBoDangles wrote: Explain how the typical partial is better..

I'm pretty sure the gist of it is that a 4yr Ivy league education at $40-$50K is better than a free degree many places. It could be argued forever.

sagard wrote:

MrBoDangles wrote: Explain how the typical partial is better..

I'm pretty sure the gist of it is that a 4yr Ivy league education at $40-$50K is better than a free degree many places. It could be argued forever.

How many hockey players get a "free degree" in other "places"?

Your typical scholarship ("free degree") is not everything you seem to think it is.