Not So “Free” Ride

Athletes often get a “Full Ride” scholarship to play sports in college.  What a lot of them don’t realize is that they are responsible for the cost of things that were not covered by the scholarship. A case of not reading the fine print?

While you can be sure all the student athletes on the court tonight are on “full” athletic scholarships, what you probably didn’t know is that every one of them still will have to pay thousands of dollars for their education, even though they make fortunes for their schools.

Last week, the National College Players Association (NCPA) released a study showing that colleges are duping athletes into thinking they are getting full scholarships, when they actually end up owing as much as $30,000 for their education on the day they graduate.

The NCPA report says that, by and large, universities have been deceiving recruits, many of whom are under the age of 18 and from disadvantaged backgrounds, into unknowingly being responsible for paying for school while they supposedly are on a “full” scholarship.

Upon graduation, many athletes find themselves with bills that they weren’t expecting, but indeed there are costs that need to be considered.  There are many benefits to having an athletic scholarship, but there still is no such thing as a free lunch.

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