Scholarships

“There 's hungry nights where I 'm not able to eat,” said Shabazz Napier, college basketball player for the University of Connecticut who is on an athletic scholarship (Sherman). While his tuition is paid, he cannot afford to eat dinner on occasion. Athletes dedicate all their time into sports and don’t have time for for the essential things like eating. They are isolated from all the regular students and only travel in groups among other athletes. Also, the students rarely see their family and…

Collegiate athletes are some of the most important students at every university. They represent their school, and they are highly valued by the university they attend. “University of Missouri Campus Protests: ‘This is Just a Beginning’” explains that about thirty black Missouri University football players stated via Twitter that they would not participate in football activities until their president, Tim Wolfe, resigned for his recent mishandling of racial issues at the university. Soon after…

The hard thing about scholarships is having a tiny chance of getting it when there is a whole lot of other students’ applying for the same one. For every ten scholarship a student applies they are likely to get only one of them and only 0.3 percent of students will receive a full ride scholarship. The only way of one being able to get a full ride is that individual being excellent in a particular sport or be…

community bathrooms and no kitchen. The Apartment Accommodations includes a private bathroom and kitchen, but does not include meals. A meal plan would have to purchased separately. I would choose my dorm depending on the amount of money I receive in scholarships, and…

People can get ahead of themselves and start thinking about scholarships, going to the Olympics, and playing on a professional Major league team. This could improve the person’s confidence and make them really confident. But if they are too confident and they mess up, then their confidence could down on them. (NBC News…

athletes receive free education and a scholarship worth from about $75,000 - $200,000 without paying? These athletes do not have to pay for equipment, apparel, and they can enjoy conditions normal students can not have. So basically if you were these athletes,you would be able to have free shoes of your choice which includes apparel. You get equipment that keeps you safe when…

once they are finally through college. Of course there the options of financial aid, loans, and scholarships to balance out the cost of college for the students attending, but sometimes the money from these options isn’t quite enough or students find it difficult to attain such assistance in paying for college. When I attend college, I am mostly worried about not having enough money from scholarships to pay off my entire college career. Preferably, I would rather not pay for any of my college…

decades. This has resulted into increased in a lot of money for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the participating colleges, which has sparked the debate of whether college athletes should be given money beyond their athletic scholarships but I think they should get paid for the following reason they should be paid because without the players that risk injuries on the team the association would not make the money they do now and their coaches get paid but why not them and…

are receiving all of this at no cost and most of the time get higher quality meals and preferred housing on campus compared to other students. To put this cost of living into perspective, "… a student athlete at a major conference school on full scholarship is likely receiving a package of education, room, board, and coaching/training worth between 50,000 and 125,000 per year depending on the sport and whether they attend a public or private university" (Dorfman). By receiving their room and…

colleges and universities, student athletes spend many hours in strengthening and conditioning, practicing, and competing in their sports of choice. In return, some of them have the benefit of attending college by way of athletic scholarships. However, some do not have scholarship opportunities and have to meet college expenses in other ways. In my opinion, college athletes should definitely be paid for playing time and autographed sports memorabilia as a way to help finance their college…