Women's soccer players share aid at SMU

[PonyPride]

Women's soccer players share aid at SMU

By CHUCK CARLTON / The Dallas Morning News

UNIVERSITY PARK – Before he extols the virtues of an SMU education or reveals his vision for the program, women's soccer coach Brent Erwin invariably raises another subject:

Money.

From the archives: Slicing up the scholarship pie
Erwin has about 25 spots on his roster and the ability to offer the equivalent of 14 athletic scholarships.

No matter how he does the math, less than a handful of players each year will get a full scholarship covering tuition, room and board, books and fees. Many more will get a lesser amount, maybe three-quarters, maybe a half.

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[mustangbill67]

The same would be true with the men's program with less scholarships to divide. So qualifying for finanicial aid and Pell Grants beomes critical.

[smu diamond m]

IIRC, Pell grants are becoming increasingly hard to get, with the cutoff point for them becoming lower and lower. Some loan companies are even refusing to refinance stafford loans under the new law.

[MustangLaxer]

sad that they try to exploit america's youth and tomorrow's leaders to make a buck...