[82lsju]

The only difference really is compensation, but athletes at Dartmouth don't get a scholarship or money. The things they get that other students don't get are things like game tickets and equipment and clothes. Some articles talk about housing and food but I'm not sure that applies since that would all be through need based financial aid I think. Some articles such as in NYT and WaPo don't mention food or housing, just tickets, apparel, equipment. Would welcome a link to the actual ruling.

but don't many of them getting an admission preference for being an athlete so would that make any financial aid dependent on them being an athlete and be compensation?

[82lsju]

The only difference really is compensation, but athletes at Dartmouth don't get a scholarship or money. The things they get that other students don't get are things like game tickets and equipment and clothes. Some articles talk about housing and food but I'm not sure that applies since that would all be through need based financial aid I think. Some articles such as in NYT and WaPo don't mention food or housing, just tickets, apparel, equipment. Would welcome a link to the actual ruling.

but don't many of them getting an admission preference for being an athlete so would that make any financial aid dependent on them being an athlete and be compensation?