New Recruit Caroline Lau

[stamfordhusky]

Umiami and others have stated factually I believe that many students from wealthy family get scholarships to Ivy League schools due to lack of access to their sources of wealth, When my daughter was at Harvard it was reported that over 50 percent of those students were on financial aid. A not so expensive education.

Very few wealthy kids get any aid at all. That would be an unusual situation, although it could theoretically happen if a family had a lot of home equity and/or had most of their assets in a 401K, and very little income or other assets. The calculator used by various Ivy's includes ALL assets except for home equity and retirement accounts, and ALL income. The reason over 50% at Harvard get at least some financial aid is that everyone whose family income is less than about $130,000 gets at least some aid. Those with family incomes below about $70,000 get a full ride.

 

[BroadwayVa]

Very few wealthy kids get any aid at all. That would be an unusual situation, although it could theoretically happen if a family had a lot of home equity and/or had most of their assets in a 401K, and very little income or other assets. The calculator used by various Ivy's includes ALL assets except for home equity and retirement accounts, and ALL income. The reason over 50% at Harvard get at least some financial aid is that everyone whose family income is less than about $130,000 gets at least some aid. Those with family incomes below about $70,000 get a full ride.

Now you tell me, geeez I wasted all that effort hiding assets.

 

[cohenzone]

If she's from New Canaan chances are her career is going to be in something other than basketball. She'd be crazy to pass up a free Stanford education, or an Ivy League one, if she can get it.

I hAd a guy in my UConn dorm decades ago from New Canaan who flunked out. And as Geno says, kids from Stanford (he actually said “Duke “)wait on tables-at better restaurants.

 

[Drumguy]

While I absolutely agree with your comment, I will fill in some information on New Canaan. New Canaan is an affluent town in Fairfield County CT, in the southwest corner of the state, one of the most affluent counties in the country.

OD, not being critical of your comment but we shouldn't make the assumption she's rich. My wife grew up in New Canaan and teaches there in the public school system - which is great (Caroline goes to St. Lukes, a private school btw, which imho is incredibly dumb to pay extra when the public schools are tops in the country; but she could be on scholarship). There are plenty of rich people, but plenty of not rich people too.

 

[Drumguy]

Many of the folks who live in New Canaan, CT can afford to send their children to any school in the country.

And many can't. People struggle with education costs here in Fairfield County just like everywhere else.

Also having had 2 kids go to college, I know first hand how Fairfield County kids are actually at a disadvantage in trying to get into top schools since the competition from these towns are unbelieveable and every top school wants diversity in geography, so only 1-2 kids get into an Ivy when many really are qualified. So even if you can afford to send your kid anywhere the college may have its fill of New Canaan or Westport kids.

Just pointing out the world's not perfect for these kids either.

 

[Drumguy]

Umiami and others have stated factually I believe that many students from wealthy family get scholarships to Ivy League schools due to lack of access to their sources of wealth, When my daughter was at Harvard it was reported that over 50 percent of those students were on financial aid. A not so expensive education.

Agree, that comment is nonsense.

Ivies only give financial need scholarships. Stanford btw is not an Ivy and does give athletic scholarships.

 

[oldude]

And many can't. People struggle with education costs here in Fairfield County just like everywhere else.

Also having had 2 kids go to college, I know first hand how Fairfield County kids are actually at a disadvantage in trying to get into top schools since the competition from these towns are unbelieveable and every top school wants diversity in geography, so only 1-2 kids get into an Ivy when many really are qualified. So even if you can afford to send your kid anywhere the college may have its fill of New Canaan or Westport kids.

Just pointing out the world's not perfect for these kids either.

As you should have seen from my posts on this subject, I grew up in Fairfield county, in the decidedly working class section. My father dropped out of HS to join the marines in 1942. My mother worked in a factory that made fighter/bombers. After the war, dad worked as a machinist and mom became a homemaker. Approximately 25% of my senior class at Stratford HS went to college, a number far less than the percentages for towns like New Canaan, Westport, Greenwich and Fairfield.

I made no judgement about Caroline Lau or anyone else in my posts about New Canaan. My sole purpose was to present demographic information to another poster who was unfamiliar with New Canaan.

Finally, as for the handful of kids from New Canaan, Staples, Fairfield Prep and other high end HS’s in Fairfield County that can’t get into Ivy League schools because a number of their classmates have already been accepted, it’s really hard for me to have any sympathy for these unfortunate kids who end up at lowly schools like Colgate, Amherst and (God forbid) Fairfield University.

 

[Drumguy]

As you should have seen from my posts on this subject, I grew up in Fairfield county, in the decidedly working class section. My father dropped out of HS to join the marines in 1942. My mother worked in a factory that made fighter/bombers. After the war, dad worked as a machinist and mom became a homemaker. Approximately 25% of my senior class at Stratford HS went to college, a number far less than the percentages for towns like New Canaan, Westport, Greenwich and Fairfield.

I made no judgement about Caroline Lau or anyone else in my posts about New Canaan. My sole purpose was to present demographic information to another poster who was unfamiliar with New Canaan.

Finally, as for the handful of kids from New Canaan, Staples, Fairfield Prep and other high end HS’s in Fairfield County that can’t get into Ivy League schools because a number of their classmates have already been accepted, it’s really hard for me to have any sympathy for these unfortunate kids who end up at lowly schools like Colgate, Amherst and (God forbid) Fairfield University.[/QUOTE
You know, you had to throw that last paragraph in there. So I'll respond.
1. Big deal, your family hisitory is irrelevant since we're talking Fairfield County now not 70 years ago. And my family is from Bridgeport, my wife's family was from Stratford, but who cares.
2. There were judgements that reflect ignorance from both you (see your last paragraph) and others.
3. You sound jealous and idiotic. Not everyone in these towns is wealthy and most kids don't go to top tier schools as they accept very few applicants, even UConn is extremely hard to get into today.

 

[oldude]

Let me try to respond to the litany of charges in your post.

- You were the one who first lamented the fact that good students in Fairfield CO couldn’t get into Ivy schools, not I.
- It was more like 45 years ago, but I agree, “Who cares?” What is relevant is that the disparity in wealth between areas like Fairfield, Westport, New Canaan, etc. and places like Bridgeport & Stratford have widened since you and I went to school.
- I have never suggested that everyone in these wealthy towns in Fairfield Co are themselves wealthy. That’s your mis-characterization of my post.

Finally, you are not the 1st BY poster to disagree with me and I doubt you will be the last. I’ve had some spirited and enjoyable disagreements with a number of fellow BY’ers. The fact that you feel the need to resort to juvenile name calling says much more about your character than mine.

 

[reno tony]

I was not criticizing her appearance. I was pointing out a physical problem that can be easily corrected by a chiropractor. Me and my son had the exact same thing, so I have a little first hand knowledge.

Just out of curiosity, if they fix someone's head tilt and it screws up their game...… are they able to put the tilt back in and correct her game?

 

[ctchamps]

Her court awareness is incredible. She definitely has game.

 

[Bama fan]

If she can play basketball and is a good team mate, I do not care if she is a Martian! Or is from New Canaan. Or is filthy rich or dead broke.

 

[reno tony]

If she can play basketball and is a good team mate, I do not care if she is a Martian! Or is from New Canaan. Or is filthy rich or dead broke.

No, no, no no… she can not be a Martian. Being an illegal alien might be an NCAA violation. Someone should check on that.

 

[Bama fan]

Five hundred years before the common era, Aeschylus said "Everyone is quick to blame the alien." I guess he wasn't thinking of extraterrestrials. I was hoping that ,while she be may deemed an alien by the NCAA, the illegal part might be avoidable with a clean green card.