The confluence of two seemingly unconnected and important
aspects of collegiate culture combine to create an interesting
phenomenon: the distribution of financial aid for athletic abil-
ity by a huge majority of America’s colleges. Soon after athletic
competitions between schools began, it became clear that the
student bodies of the schools took the contests quite seriously
and they preferred winning as opposed to losing, no matter
how much sportsmanship the athletes on the fields of competi-
tion exhibited. And they didn’t want to win occasionally; they
wanted victories on a consistent basis. The winning formula
became obvious: when your team has better players, your team
dramatically increases its chances to win these important con-
tests. The obvious question followed, “How can the best players
on the field wear our school’s colors?” Athletic Scholarships
(having little to do with scholarship) were created and the rest
is Recruiting History.
Is your dream to exploit this situation so you can continue
your athletic career and simultaneously have your athletic abil-
ity be rewarded with a reduced financial burden while compet-
ing and earning your college education? Is that why you are
here, to leverage your athletic ability to create educational and