RE: Ill-posed questions
> but it would have opened a slot for another person who could have done just has well.
>It doesn’t change the outcome from the university’s perspective, only from the student’s.
By that same logic, any scholarship does not help the university because anybody that got that scholarship could be replaced…so let’s just forgo scholarships altogether…poor people shouldn’t go to school anyway…they provide no service for the university afterall…


RE: Ill-posed questions by scottb
By that same logic
Uh, no. That’s not using the same logic.
Academic scholarships are offered to those who show potential to excel academically, but can’t otherwise participate. That’s clearly in support of the academic mission.
Athletic scholarships are offered to those who show potential to excel athletically — but athletic excellence has nothing to do with the academic mission.