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Jul 19, 2021
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Soupie
Grandma Sycamore
I was accepted to BYU & Ricks but went to Ricks first due to scholarships. I was also very poor & relied
on those to even be at college. Also helped that I was still able to attend BYU last 2 yrs and get BS there.
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POLL: If you had the opportunity to go to a less prestigious school (SUU, Dixie, etc) on a sports scholarship or go to a better school (BYU or similar) without a scholarship, which would you choose?
Odysseus
7/19/21 1:05pm
Based on the experience of family members that were/are scholarship athletes, I
Dread Pirate Westley
7/19/21 1:08pm
This scenario is athletic scholarship or no scholarship at all.
BYUtka
7/19/21 1:10pm
No scholarship + a part-time job.
Dread Pirate Westley
7/19/21 1:12pm
we're talking about apples and oranges and you come in from the top rope talking about broccoli
shimmy
7/19/21 1:11pm
I rejected the premise that there would be no possible scholarship. There are
Dread Pirate Westley
7/19/21 1:19pm
Basically my life. I went SUU 2 years pre mission, finished at BYU.
Iron Coug
7/19/21 1:09pm
BYU on a sports scholarship after SUU?
Kilgruman
7/19/21 1:24pm
Scholie at SUU. Went to BYU post mission without sports.
Iron Coug
7/19/21 1:56pm
I went to BYU, idk if it was worth it. Let me play ball instead
Hotlanta
7/19/21 1:10pm
No both option? I started off at Dixie on Scholarship (when it was a JC - i.e.
Cougero
7/19/21 1:13pm
Loved my time at BYU, but if I loved to play I'd go somewhere else. Some Jucos like some on Last Chance U would
shimmy
7/19/21 1:14pm
Which would I rather have on my resume?
Bergloewe
7/19/21 1:14pm
College athletics is a full time job; it doesn't allow you to enjoy school.
Archaea
7/19/21 1:18pm
Enjoy... School...? School sucks, regardless of where you are
Hotlanta
7/19/21 1:20pm
I enjoyed school, and only the need to make a living caused me to leave it.
Archaea
7/19/21 1:44pm
Agreed. School was great
A Drew Aitch
7/19/21 6:11pm
I went to HS with multiple big-time wrestlers
HiLife
7/19/21 1:52pm
My son went one year, ran cross and got injured; he decided being a track
Archaea
7/19/21 4:13pm
I chose to go to a smaller school and play football and then changed
kimdaddy35
7/19/21 1:20pm
Definitely sports scholarship. I graduated from SUU anyway.
A Drew Aitch
7/19/21 1:21pm
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Joe Banks
7/19/21 1:23pm
I was accepted to BYU & Ricks but went to Ricks first due to scholarships. I was also very poor & relied
Soupie
7/19/21 1:29pm
I turned down scholarships to SUU/Dixie level schools to preferred walk-on D1
cougfanz
7/19/21 1:40pm
Had this exact thing when I was 18. Chose athletics/basketball scholarship.
Graystation
7/19/21 1:49pm
Follow the money
TheLost
7/19/21 1:52pm
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