Most scholarships of every kind go to middle class white kids as it is, so this is an imaginary argument. People think we minorities get the most, but, y'know, essays and interviews. Don't ever trust an athlete's GPA in an article, by the way. I don't know of any public school in Texas that had anything other than a 5.0 regular/6.0 honors scale, so a 3.75 means C's during the Fall.
How many celebrity kids actually goto college and earn their keep compared to ones that just live off celebrity parents money? Kid has a pretty high GPA too
I believe there are different NCAA rules for scholarship and non scholarship athletes. I remember Mack Brown talking about this with regards to Chris Simms. One rule in particular was that non scholarship athletes were not allowed to eat with the team at the dining hall. They also had to pay for their own food. So I'll reserve judgment until more information is available.
Where was the outrage when Andrew Luck got a scholarship? From what I recall.....his family is loaded. Where was the outrage when Marcus and Jeffrey Jordan received scholarships? I am pretty sure MJ is beyond rich. Just another example of 'the roving bands of the opportunistically offended.'
Colleges give away scholarships to make money. Academic scholarships raises the educational reputation of the university, attracts donations to the different departments, and in turn attracts more students. Athletic scholarships are a pittance of value given away by the universities for the value that college athete brings to the university. It's no different than P.Diddy getting paid to endorse Coke or McDonalds or whatever products besides his own that he endorses. You could make the case he doesn't deserve to get paid to sponsor a product that you and I have to pay for while he essentially is able to get all of that product he wants and more because they are paying him to endorse it and that money they are paying him comes from all us poor cats buying burgers and cokes. Capitalism...it's the American way of life. Scholarships are simple capitalism for colleges and universities.
People get offended because he "takes away $54,000 that could've gone to someone else." How about we fix the problem, and make education affordable instead of making a debate about a kid who EARNED his scholarship, should have to give it back.
Many of you are assuming that Sean Combs actually knows this child and would pay his college tuition. There have been many studies done on the children of rap stars and the vast majority do not receive financial support from the father for college tuition.
Except the average college kid can't play football well enough to get a sports scholarship. If these kids don't want people like Combs' son to have a scholarship, they should tell people to stop watching college football.
My high school had a 4.0 basis as did my kids. All of the articles I read mentioned his GPA in a positive light so I assumed it was based on 4.0.
What information are you waiting on? It is all there. He earned a football scholarship valued at roughly $54,000. His dad is worth over $500 million. Some people are criticizing the move since his dad is so wealthy. Some people aren't.
It's always thrown in there in a positive light to keep people from thinking high school kids are sacrificing literacy and basic math skills for a 350 bench and a 4.6 40 time.
QUESTION: Does Sean's boy deserve to goto UCLA with his 3.7 more or less Than Dubya deserved to goto Harvard with his 2.35 GPA? Rocket River
Bush went to Yale with no scholarship of any kind. He was a legacy with parents and grandparents who succeeded politically and, unlike him, did exceptionally well professionally. Combs's kid has an interestingly similar background and would probably get the same consideration at Washington University. You'd definitely want to see coursework and SAT/ACT scores to judge. I don't know what Andover was like then, but nowadays it's better than any piece of **** public school.
If the media would just differentiate need-based scholarships from merit scholarships then this shouldn't be an issue.
There should be no debate here. The kid earned his scholarship through his own efforts regardless of his parental fame or fortune. He deserves it and should receive it without question. That said, by virtue of his familial fame and fortune, it would be a magnanimous gesture, as well as good PR, for the family to give the scholarship, if possible, to someone less fortunate.
