I recently spoke with a college student who told me that he realized that if “I studied real hard, I could go to college for free.” It’s simple. Now he’s in college tuition-free. Someone should tell parents that academic scholarships are easier to get than sports scholarships.
Only 1-2% of college students get athletic scholarships compared to 8.1% for academic scholarships. So I get confused when parents say, “we put our child in sports early hoping for college scholarships.” I’m like, “yeah, but getting him/her to read more works much better.”🤷🏾♂️
This is what enrages me about how we view teen extra-curricular activities & how we help urban youth. There are few programs that focus on academic development compared to sports. “Inner-city kids need sports to pay for college.” No, they need reading, math, science, etc.”
If middle-class parents invested as much time and energy in academics as they do youth sports a much higher percentage of their kids would go to college with reduced costs or for free. Some American sub-cultures know this & then we complain when they take up enrollment spots.
What’s so fascinating about this student is that his parent’s income is really high & they could afford to pay more but they don’t have to. He’s also free to major in whatever he wants. He liberated himself by working hard in high school. Independence through academics! What!?🤯
Do high school students know this? That is, the easiest way to free yourself from your parents telling you what to do is to get a really high GPA & learn how to write well.😂 He’s so proud of the fact this his parents can’t pressure him to major in anything. “They aren’t paying.”
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