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Post by slxpress on May 14, 2024 12:39:52 GMT -5
Do they typically offer scholarships for grad school? Maybe aid was the wrong word but I would of assumed she was on an academic schollie Few schools offer much in the way of graduate school scholarships. Doubtful Franklin is getting any academic aid. A friend of mine just received a 90% scholarship to SMU grad school a couple of days ago. Most of the money in grad schools is in working for a professor who is using research grant money to pay for grad students to work on research. And there’s a lot of money in that regard. I have no idea what Franklin’s situation is. I find none of us really know what the situation is for our players, particularly if it’s obvious they’re probably not on scholarship.
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Post by stevehorn on May 14, 2024 12:44:51 GMT -5
Few schools offer much in the way of graduate school scholarships. Doubtful Franklin is getting any academic aid. A friend of mine just received a 90% scholarship to SMU grad school a couple of days ago. Most of the money in grad schools is in working for a professor who is using research grant money to pay for grad students to work on research. And there’s a lot of money in that regard. I have no idea what Franklin’s situation is. I find none of us really know what the situation is for our players, particularly if it’s obvious they’re probably not on scholarship. Yes, that's the type money that is most available to grad students. I don't believe it is considered a scholarship or financial aid as it requires the students to "work" for the money through a combination of research work and/or teaching some of the professor's classes.
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Post by ladyfan on May 14, 2024 12:47:57 GMT -5
Most of the grad students Volleyball has taken don't really enroll in a master's program. They just take classes towards a certificate of some sort. For Soah, it's possible coming to Texas is just a way to get guaranteed admission into a graduate program of her choosing, or she's just here for 2 semesters in the summer and fall for one last shot at a good season before her career is over and will take the easiest/cheapest classes in the meantime to satisfy fer enrollment requirement. Someone on IT posted that she will be taking some post-undergrad courses that she needs for medical school admission. It is increasingly common for students to bump up their resume between undergrad and applying to med school, especially if they feel like their undergrad grades or MCAT could use a little help. If she really wants to go to med school, this isn’t an uncommon path.
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Post by stevehorn on May 14, 2024 13:19:54 GMT -5
Someone on IT posted that she will be taking some post-undergrad courses that she needs for medical school admission. It is increasingly common for students to bump up their resume between undergrad and applying to med school, especially if they feel like their undergrad grades or MCAT could use a little help. If she really wants to go to med school, this isn’t an uncommon path. Whether she's taking the courses as pre-reqs or strengthening her academic record as you mention, it does appear that she is taking several individual courses rather than entering a specific grad school at Texas.
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Post by rrvbfan on May 14, 2024 15:09:43 GMT -5
does Franklin have 2 years left of eligibility? and this made me wonder about Nya's injury?
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Post by slxpress on May 14, 2024 15:12:38 GMT -5
does Franklin have 2 years left of eligibility? and this made me wonder about Nya's injury? Well, until Bunton is playing I’m going to wonder about her injury. I still think having Franklin on the roster is a good thing even if Bunton is completely healthy.
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Post by eyeroll2021 on May 14, 2024 15:33:06 GMT -5
does Franklin have 2 years left of eligibility? and this made me wonder about Nya's injury? Even if Nya is 100% this helps the team, they can practice a full 6-on-6 with two MBs per side
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Post by katn on May 14, 2024 16:53:30 GMT -5
does Franklin have 2 years left of eligibility? and this made me wonder about Nya's injury? 2019 - she played 2020 - *i don't believe the ivy league played 2021 - she played 2022 - she did not play...it did not state why so it should be a redshirt year 2023 - she played she's used 3 years of eligibility @ columbia...i believe she has 2 years of eligibility left
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Post by huskervolleyfan14 on May 14, 2024 17:31:31 GMT -5
does Franklin have 2 years left of eligibility? and this made me wonder about Nya's injury? 2019 - she played 2020 - *i don't believe the ivy league played 2021 - she played 2022 - she did not play...it did not state why so it should be a redshirt year 2023 - she played she's used 3 years of eligibility @ columbia...i believe she has 2 years of eligibility left I’m pretty sure she only has 1. Since the Ivy League didn’t compete in 2020, those athletes didn’t lose a year of eligibility but they also did not gain an extra year
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Post by slxpress on May 14, 2024 17:36:36 GMT -5
2019 - she played 2020 - *i don't believe the ivy league played 2021 - she played 2022 - she did not play...it did not state why so it should be a redshirt year 2023 - she played she's used 3 years of eligibility @ columbia...i believe she has 2 years of eligibility left I’m pretty sure she only has 1. Since the Ivy League didn’t compete in 2020, those athletes didn’t lose a year of eligibility but they also did not gain an extra year Are you sure? They didn’t compete because of Covid, the same reason everyone else was granted the extra year. I’m unsure why they would be treated differently. I’m not feeling very passionate about it from a Texas volleyball standpoint, but from a fairness standpoint I don’t know why the NCAA would treat athletes in conferences that didn’t compete differently from conferences that did from an eligibility standpoint. I could make an argument no one should have received an extra year of eligibility, but I find the argument Ivy League players shouldn’t get the same extra year of eligibility everyone else did a bit specious. Not arguing with the messenger, really. Just posting my thoughts.
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Post by stevehorn on May 14, 2024 17:40:05 GMT -5
does Franklin have 2 years left of eligibility? and this made me wonder about Nya's injury? 2019 - she played 2020 - *i don't believe the ivy league played 2021 - she played 2022 - she did not play...it did not state why so it should be a redshirt year 2023 - she played she's used 3 years of eligibility @ columbia...i believe she has 2 years of eligibility left No, this will be her last year of eligiblity. You only get four years outside of 2020.
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Post by stevehorn on May 14, 2024 17:47:38 GMT -5
2019 - she played 2020 - *i don't believe the ivy league played 2021 - she played 2022 - she did not play...it did not state why so it should be a redshirt year 2023 - she played she's used 3 years of eligibility @ columbia...i believe she has 2 years of eligibility left No, this will be her last year of eligiblity. You only get four years outside of 2020. He's correct. She only has one year left. The COVID ruling did not give everyone a 5th season of eligiblity. If you played that year, it didn't use up a season of eligiblity. If you didn't play, it would extend your eligiblity clock a year if necessary so that you can play your four years of eligibility. This is what's happening in her case. If she had played in 2022, her eligibility would be exhausted. What everyone got was the opportunity to have four seasons of eligibility that didn't include a COVID impacted season. If you didn't play, you had the most extreme COVID impacted season but it doesn't get you a full 5th season.
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Post by slxpress on May 14, 2024 18:06:14 GMT -5
No, this will be her last year of eligiblity. You only get four years outside of 2020. He's correct. She only has one year left. The COVID ruling did not give everyone a 5th season of eligiblity. If you played that year, it didn't use up a season of eligiblity. If you didn't play, it would extend your eligiblity clock a year if necessary so that you can play your four years of eligibility. This is what's happening in her case. If she had played in 2022, her eligibility would be exhausted. What everyone got was the opportunity to have four seasons of eligibility that didn't include a COVID impacted season. If you didn't play, you had the most extreme COVID impacted season but it doesn't get you a full 5th season. Of course that’s right. She’s actually getting the year of eligibility. She just didn’t play the Covid year. But it’s not counting against her 5 years to play 4, just like it didn’t with anyone else who received a Covid year, whether they played or not. I did not think it through correctly.
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Post by hookem1 on May 14, 2024 22:39:03 GMT -5
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Post by longhornfan58 on May 20, 2024 10:06:10 GMT -5
longhornfan58 Is Devin in the Portal or not? Asking for myself and all my friends here Just now seeing this, Devin is not in the portal... I was however curious is Nya might be because she is in Turkey with the team but has not been in any of the group pictures which I found very odd. She is not in the portal either though so I wonder what is going on with that.
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