[quote=Anonymous]These schools are very generous with aid regardless of athletic prowess. The endowments are such that more than half of all students at McDonogh, Gilman, BL get some aid and the minimum aid is about 8k per student. Reality is that you can have a family income of over 150k and still get aid if you have multiple children.
Athletes do get more aid, but it is all need based. The schools do what they can to make it possible for any kid that can get in to have an opportunity to attend. If they didn't, my kids certainly wouldn't be attending.
Very common and it is not all need based - except what/who is needed to help create the best teams possible, lacrosse included . Unfortunately, the practice often displaces kids on teams who have attended the school for 9 years paying full tuition.
No one is going to feel sorry for the kid from a family that can afford the full tuition. I am guessing he has more then enough advantages going for him. Just a guess.
Lacrosse is an enabling, real life, 3D - commercial for MIAA schools who use the exposure and local love of the game to attract the next generation of paying families/students. This next generation does not always receive the financial aid(some do), they are however drawn to certain schools because of the athletic/lacrosse traditions. The alumni will help fund these programs in order to keep visibility high. This in turn leads to continue enrollment and the cycle continues. The best young lacrosse players will always be sought out by schools in order to perpetuate the winning tradition that fuel the machine. Crabs, FCA, etc. are part of this process. Not going to change. Those kids who are displaced have other opportunities to contribute to the culture of their school. No shame in fresh/soph or JV Lax in the MIAA A conf.
