new youtube video - possible college

[Soufiane Moudfir]

Originally Posted by tennisjon

I am a college coach at Drew University in Madison, NJ. I really like the strokes and footwork. Good spin off the forehand. Our first singles on the women's side played junior US Open qualies and was highly ranked. Check us out. We have strong academics and went to nationals last year in tennis.

division 3 dont really worth at all cause they dont give schoolarships ...go for a division 1 or 2 girl

[TennisMaverick]

Originally Posted by Soufiane Moudfir

division 3 dont really worth at all cause they dont give schoolarships ...go for a division 1 or 2 girl

Yes, they do. They just package the student-athlete differently. It does not follow the spirit of the rules, but it is legal.

And Drew has a beautiful facility, both outdoor and indoor, with the advantage of small classes and abundant access to professors.

[tennisnoob3]

Originally Posted by TennisMaverick

Yes, they do. They just package the student-athlete differently. It does not follow the spirit of the rules, but it is legal.

And Drew has a beautiful facility, both outdoor and indoor, with the advantage of small classes and abundant access to professors.

how do they package them differently? academic aid is academic aid, no?

i've heard stories of kids going d3, doing poor in school, and getting "academic aid"

is this really legal?

[WinningIsLife]

Upping my old vid

[gunnd5000]

having viewed some of your results on the lta I am sceptical of your ability. No denying you have some great results and number one in your county but also some weaker results too?

the results show a massive improvement between u16 and u18s though

EDIT:
by sceptical I mean of the people here telling you to look to apply late for D this year.

[tennisjon]

There are different types of aid available for students. Academic aid, need-based aid, and athletic aid are the most common. At a school like Drew, less than 5% of the students pay full price for the school. The average person will get well over $10,000 in aid. We can not offer athletic aid since we are a D3 school. The academic and need based aids are independent of athletics as well. Students demonstrating good grades, rankings, and/or SATs can qualify for thousands of dollars in aid. Also, for people who have financial need, there is money available for them. Its all part of your financial aid package. Some of these packages may require you to work on campus a certain number of hours per week or to maintain a certain GPA in order to keep receiving the grants.

An example of this, a former graduate of the tennis program was salutatorian of her class, scored over 1500 (out of 1600) on her SATs, and had financial need to the point that she paid less than $5,000 to go to school. She could have gone to an Ivy, but there she would have been average, not been able to afford the school without major loans, and wouldn't have been able to play college tennis.

When looking at schools there are many factors to consider. The level of the school academically and athletically as well as the costs are just parts of the equation.