[jw4914]

Just wondering how much money kids get to go to UPIKE, Cumberland, Union, Lindsey Wilson, and colleges like that? Anyone get Full Rides or all just a little here and there?

I can tell you what a couple of these offered my son. We never got to $$$
with Lindsey because of other offers. Union's first offer was $20G/yr academic;
my son never contacted them so it stopped there. Cumberland was
$30G/yr academic. UPike was full ride with $1,200 stipe tacked on... Hanover
(D3) covered everything except $6,000 a year.... My son had 3.86 gpa and 25
ACT. This may come as a lump figure so read the fine line. I know a kid that
got a $40G offer and signed thinking it was a yearly figure turned out it was
a 4 yr lump figure so he was only getting $10G a yr.

Grades and ACT are the key to the money.. The Coaches will work to get you
as much academic $'s as physically possible (depending on how bad they want
you) and they will compete against other schools their classification and/or
conference. You have to be careful playing one school against another, but
they do want to know who they are competing against. And, they will ask who
the others are. Hanover against Centre, UPike against Union.

It can be very exciting, but also overwhelming. The hard lesson to learn is
that what the parent wants might not be what the athlete wants. This child
is a young adult with their own dreams and ultimately it needs to be their
decision. It was a hard lesson for myself; my son turned down all offers -
29 total w/6 full rides. I went ballistic, then found out that he had signed
with National Guard. He said "Dad that's my calling!" Got to Love the kid (all of
them) and respect their decision as a young adult. I couldn't be prouder to
have Guardsmen in the family!!

Sorry for the rant,,,, feel free to PM me if you got questions...