At first I thought he made a poor choice until I saw that.None of the Ivy League schools offer merit scholarships; Bama, on the other hand, offered him a free ride.
Kids with his GPA and test scores get free rides to UA. The issue would be getting those kids to apply to UA and decide to attend.I for one hope we offer more kids like this a full ride. They turn in to wealthy donors.
The article says that he did not want to incur a ton of debt (which an Ivy League BA/BS would entail), but wanted to save the money to pay for grad school.At first I thought he made a poor choice until I saw that.
He should be able to go anywhere when he gets finished at Alabama.The article says that he did not want to incur a ton of debt (which an Ivy League BA/BS would entail), but wanted to save the money to pay for grad school.
At least he is thinking long term. Longer than most incoming freshmen, who are more concerned for where they are going to get their hands on some beer.
I hear Braxton Miller is not to coming to UA when he found out this kid choose Bama.I didn't read anything in there about his measurables. What position is he competing for? Does he really think he has a shot as a walk-on? Doesn't he know this is a football school?
Maybe, maybe not.He should be able to go anywhere when he gets finished at Alabama.
Among other things. :rolleye2:The article says that he did not want to incur a ton of debt (which an Ivy League BA/BS would entail), but wanted to save the money to pay for grad school.
At least he is thinking long term. Longer than most incoming freshmen, who are more concerned for where they are going to get their hands on some beer.
ROTC scholarship used to be a viable option at some Ivy's (the ones that still have those programs after the social activism of the 60's, even "conservative" Ivy's are very liberal compared to U of A). Pretty good alternative to the academy route if one is considering a military career.At first I thought he made a poor choice until I saw that.
Harvard kicked ROTC off-campus and then refused to let them back on campus until "the Pentagon" repealed the ban on open homosexuals serving in the military (never mind that Congress writes the UCMJ, but whatever). I believe that those ROTC cadets seeking commissions could take ROTC at nearby schools, however.ROTC scholarship used to be a viable option at some Ivy's (the ones that still have those programs after the social activism of the 60's, even "conservative" Ivy's are very liberal compared to U of A). Pretty good alternative to the academy route if one is considering a military career.