FACT: Scholarship kids are doing a job. Bottom line.
Travel, practices, weights, video reviews, all take away SIGNIFICANT time to do other things - FACT
And the most talented players can not magically get extra hours in the day.
The job is ALL YEAR round as camp attendance tends to be required - FACT
Summer classes are limited. Internships are limited if you cannot work the summer, also hard to even get to interviews which tend to be during season, research/clinical options while at school is limited, labs are hard to fit in, etc.
Your Duke kid is at a time disadvantage vs. any other kid without a year-round job - FACT. Just admit it.
Can they make up for it by never sleeping, having absolutely no life outside of soccer and class, missing out on all other aspects of college, yes. But just admit there are massive trade-offs. That was your choice. Go back to talking about the $$ because at least that is a valid point and your kid earned it.
Travel, practices, weights, video reviews, all take away SIGNIFICANT time to do other things - FACT
And the most talented players can not magically get extra hours in the day.
The job is ALL YEAR round as camp attendance tends to be required - FACT
Summer classes are limited. Internships are limited if you cannot work the summer, also hard to even get to interviews which tend to be during season, research/clinical options while at school is limited, labs are hard to fit in, etc.
Your Duke kid is at a time disadvantage vs. any other kid without a year-round job - FACT. Just admit it.
Can they make up for it by never sleeping, having absolutely no life outside of soccer and class, missing out on all other aspects of college, yes. But just admit there are massive trade-offs. That was your choice. Go back to talking about the $$ because at least that is a valid point and your kid earned it.
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