02-07-2014, 11:01 AM
I am surprised that the economics of the situation have not yet been mentioned. Has anyone considered that this might have been greatly influenced by the ability to afford Penn vs. Stanford? I am sure that some of us on this board have a more unfettered choice palette because of our income, but there are others of us that would have a harder time sending our kids to Stanford if admitted (short of going into some significant debt). I came from a working class family, but was lucky to get scholarships, and I worked throughout college, and this was when Stanford cost much less (even adjusted for inflation) than it does now.
All that to say that I agree with those who suggest that it should have been (primarily) Vecchio's choice, especially if he was willing to shoulder the student loans himself. But since he was not getting a fb schollie here, don't you think that many of those Vecchio family kitchen conversations were about their ability to pay for Stanford vs. Penn? Though I know Ivy schools do not have athletic scholarships, they generally give academic ones to highly-recruited athletes, so Penn might be better for the family's financial situation.
Just fodder for discussion...
-m.
All that to say that I agree with those who suggest that it should have been (primarily) Vecchio's choice, especially if he was willing to shoulder the student loans himself. But since he was not getting a fb schollie here, don't you think that many of those Vecchio family kitchen conversations were about their ability to pay for Stanford vs. Penn? Though I know Ivy schools do not have athletic scholarships, they generally give academic ones to highly-recruited athletes, so Penn might be better for the family's financial situation.
Just fodder for discussion...
-m.