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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 3607119, member: 7511"] As I pointed out previously, there are several significant differences between schools that provide full athletic scholarships based on a signed NLI and the Ivies. A full athletic scholarship covers tuition, fees, room, board and books. An Ivy League financial aid package depends completely on an athlete’s means, specifically his parents income and wealth. So an athlete at an Ivy League school with limited means might have a financial aid package that covers all costs, while a second athlete from a well-to-do family may receive no aid at all. This is an issue for the handful of top athletes recruited by the Ivies. As an example, if a top football player is recruited by Harvard and Stanford. Both schools have annual costs around $71,000 per year. Based on the recruits financial means, Harvard might offer the recruit a $30,000 financial aid package. Stanford, on the other hand can offer the recruit a full athletic scholarship, without consideration for his family’s financial means. The other significant difference is that if the athlete gets to Stanford and decides they no longer want to play football, they lose their scholarship. If that athlete goes to Harvard and decides to stop playing football, their financial aid package is unchanged. [/QUOTE]