[pefloresjr]

At first I thought that "pulling" a player's scholarship was terrible.  Then I remembered that my private scholarship was only renewed if I met the gpa requirements.  Playing a college sport is a highly competitive endeavor and to keep your scholarship you have to make the team.  If you don't make the team, you no longer have a full athletic scholarship.  Every person who has engaged in a competitive activity, whether in sports or not, knows that the decisions about who makes the squad may not be entirely objective and fair.  There are no guarantees.  Since athletes are still admitted Stanford students, I assume they would get a financial aid offer with a mix of aid and loans along with their expected family contribution.  The same would have happened to me if I had lost my scholarship.  Obviously not making the team would cause a student to transfer if his or her athletic goals are that important to the student.  However, the student's opportunity to meet educational goals are not taken away because he or she loses a full scholarship.  Stanford's regular financial aid offers are pretty good for everybody.  In any event, I don't think this is a widely used option at Stanford and I think most scholarship athletes get their four years of opportunity. 

Cheers,
Pete F. 

[pefloresjr]

At first I thought that "pulling" a player's scholarship was terrible.  Then I remembered that my private scholarship was only renewed if I met the gpa requirements.  Playing a college sport is a highly competitive endeavor and to keep your scholarship you have to make the team.  If you don't make the team, you no longer have a full athletic scholarship.  Every person who has engaged in a competitive activity, whether in sports or not, knows that the decisions about who makes the squad may not be entirely objective and fair.  There are no guarantees.  Since athletes are still admitted Stanford students, I assume they would get a financial aid offer with a mix of aid and loans along with their expected family contribution.  The same would have happened to me if I had lost my scholarship.  Obviously not making the team would cause a student to transfer if his or her athletic goals are that important to the student.  However, the student's opportunity to meet educational goals are not taken away because he or she loses a full scholarship.  Stanford's regular financial aid offers are pretty good for everybody.  In any event, I don't think this is a widely used option at Stanford and I think most scholarship athletes get their four years of opportunity. 

Cheers,
Pete F.