*Sigh* No they don't.
by FL_Irish (2023-03-23 14:55:33)

In reply to: They do, they just call it something else *  posted by RJD


They have:

A. Preferential admissions for student-athletes. Like, very preferential (although still requiring pretty decent academics given how high the standards for normal admissions are to start).

B. Need-based aid available regardless of athlete status that is so generous that it ends up benefiting significant numbers of student-athletes.

The stories of someone's neighbor's brother's cousin who makes $1 million a year but had their kid go to Princeton for free because he's so good at football are self-serving fabrications.

My wife coached in the Ivy League for a decade. I currently work in the Ivy League. My social circle is largely comprised of Ivy League coaches. The stories about stealth athletic scholarships are simply not how it works.