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Message: [QUOTE="Sifaka, post: 4569164, member: 8516"] Things may or may not have changed since I was an Ivy League varsity jock in the 1960s, but here is how it was then. 1) I was recruited (encouraged to apply) by the old grads who came for a home interview. One wanted me to run cross country and track, based on my high school record in those sports. The other wanted me to play in the symphony and the marching band, as I had been in both the all county and all state orchestras. 2) There was no discussion of merit scholarships for music or sports. Both were considered recreational pursuits, secondary to academics. Financial aid was based on need only, not extracurricular activities. The idea of getting paid to do things I loved—music and running—never occurred to me then, and seems crazy now. I went to that college to learn, and also enjoyed sports, music and lots of other non-academic activities. I hope the suit is dismissed. What the plaintiffs want is contrary to the letter and spirit of what my college offered. PS-a number of my classmates went on to play major league baseball, football in the NFL, and represented the U.S. as Olympians. I never heard any of them complain about the lack of sports scholarships. [/QUOTE]