http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5728653
Haven't found the entire results uet.

(10-26-2010 01:04 PM)Crump1 Wrote:  http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5728653
Haven't found the entire results uet.

Someone smarter than I is going to have to explain this to me. I don't even pretend to know what they are talking about. I always thought "full ride" meant a full ride.

(10-26-2010 01:17 PM)LRTrojan Wrote:  

(10-26-2010 01:04 PM)Crump1 Wrote:  http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5728653
Haven't found the entire results uet.

Someone smarter than I is going to have to explain this to me. I don't even pretend to know what they are talking about. I always thought "full ride" meant a full ride.

As I understand it, a "full ride" means tuition, housing, meals, and books. This story seems to be referring to other expenses that college kids might have, like computers, parking permit fees, etc. The story threw out the figure of an $11,000+ annual gap at UALR. I find this impossible to believe. The school apparently countered that the "gap" is only $4,000+. I find that figure hard to believe also. I would sure like to see an itemization of the expenses they are talking about to be able to see if it is realistic.

(10-26-2010 01:48 PM)PTJR Wrote:  

(10-26-2010 01:17 PM)LRTrojan Wrote:  

(10-26-2010 01:04 PM)Crump1 Wrote:  http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5728653
Haven't found the entire results uet.

Someone smarter than I is going to have to explain this to me. I don't even pretend to know what they are talking about. I always thought "full ride" meant a full ride.

As I understand it, a "full ride" means tuition, housing, meals, and books. This story seems to be referring to other expenses that college kids might have, like computers, parking permit fees, etc. The story threw out the figure of an $11,000+ annual gap at UALR. I find this impossible to believe. The school apparently countered that the "gap" is only $4,000+. I find that figure hard to believe also. I would sure like to see an itemization of the expenses they are talking about to be able to see if it is realistic.

That $11,000 is what really threw me, because it's been about ten or twelve years since I sent one to UALR, and it wasn't anywhere near that figure. So telling me that there is a $11,000 gap in there after a schollie would mean that the tuition is unbelievable. Many of these kids who get basketball schollies could afford to go with one.

(10-26-2010 02:57 PM)LRTrojan Wrote:  

(10-26-2010 01:48 PM)PTJR Wrote:  

(10-26-2010 01:17 PM)LRTrojan Wrote:  

(10-26-2010 01:04 PM)Crump1 Wrote:  http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5728653
Haven't found the entire results uet.

Someone smarter than I is going to have to explain this to me. I don't even pretend to know what they are talking about. I always thought "full ride" meant a full ride.

As I understand it, a "full ride" means tuition, housing, meals, and books. This story seems to be referring to other expenses that college kids might have, like computers, parking permit fees, etc. The story threw out the figure of an $11,000+ annual gap at UALR. I find this impossible to believe. The school apparently countered that the "gap" is only $4,000+. I find that figure hard to believe also. I would sure like to see an itemization of the expenses they are talking about to be able to see if it is realistic.

That $11,000 is what really threw me, because it's been about ten or twelve years since I sent one to UALR, and it wasn't anywhere near that figure. So telling me that there is a $11,000 gap in there after a schollie would mean that the tuition is unbelievable. Many of these kids who get basketball schollies could afford to go with one.

No, the $11,000 figure or the $4,000 figure would have nothing to do with tuition. Tuition is completely paid with a full ride scholarship. That's why to me these numbers are hard to believe- because they don't include anything for tuition, books, room, and board.

(10-26-2010 03:45 PM)PTJR Wrote:  

(10-26-2010 02:57 PM)LRTrojan Wrote:  

(10-26-2010 01:48 PM)PTJR Wrote:  

(10-26-2010 01:17 PM)LRTrojan Wrote:  

(10-26-2010 01:04 PM)Crump1 Wrote:  http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5728653
Haven't found the entire results uet.

Someone smarter than I is going to have to explain this to me. I don't even pretend to know what they are talking about. I always thought "full ride" meant a full ride.

As I understand it, a "full ride" means tuition, housing, meals, and books. This story seems to be referring to other expenses that college kids might have, like computers, parking permit fees, etc. The story threw out the figure of an $11,000+ annual gap at UALR. I find this impossible to believe. The school apparently countered that the "gap" is only $4,000+. I find that figure hard to believe also. I would sure like to see an itemization of the expenses they are talking about to be able to see if it is realistic.

That $11,000 is what really threw me, because it's been about ten or twelve years since I sent one to UALR, and it wasn't anywhere near that figure. So telling me that there is a $11,000 gap in there after a schollie would mean that the tuition is unbelievable. Many of these kids who get basketball schollies could afford to go with one.

No, the $11,000 figure or the $4,000 figure would have nothing to do with tuition. Tuition is completely paid with a full ride scholarship. That's why to me these numbers are hard to believe- because they don't include anything for tuition, books, room, and board.

After tuition, books, room and board, what else could cost $4,000, let alone $11,000? I know they need some spending money for fun and a few other needs, but surely not at those numbers.