VT in general does a very poor job of funding student athletes -- Happy Dog 10/20/2021 11:13AM That's not a student athlete funding issue, -- Pylons 10/20/2021 8:48PM I understand that, the point is there is far less of that available -- Happy Dog 10/21/2021 05:53AM Fwiw, that aid is likely far more need-based than academic merit -- Pylons 10/21/2021 08:48AM Yes and no -- Happy Dog 10/21/2021 09:16AM Did you or the friends apply for need-based aid? -- Pylons 10/21/2021 09:49AM If you are remotely middle class, you will not get need-based aid -- Happy Dog 10/21/2021 12:09PM I worked in financial aid (at VT). I know how it works. -- Pylons 10/21/2021 12:17PM Got it -- Happy Dog 10/21/2021 12:40PM UVA Olympic sports also benfit from being able to attract smart kids -- UpperQuad 10/21/2021 08:43AM That's not a "game," that's a need-based aid policy ** -- Pylons 10/21/2021 08:46AM I agree, but it gives them a huge advantage in partial scholly sports -- UpperQuad 10/21/2021 08:54AM Absolutely. -- Pylons 10/21/2021 09:50AM Unless you are a SEC school, then anything and everything goes... -- EDGEMAN 10/21/2021 04:08AM SEC may have bagmen and such, but -- Pylons 10/21/2021 08:51AM I wouldn't put it past them... -- EDGEMAN 10/21/2021 09:17AM Meh. This would be a different flavor of cheating that -- Pylons 10/21/2021 12:20PM Georgia does have their state merit scholarship program that benefits -- UpperQuad 10/21/2021 4:17PM
