... of Florida for all four years of my education. I've stayed consistent academically, as reflected by the fact that I've earned the same grades in college as I had earned in high school. Consistency breed's reliability, and I can be counted on to maintain the same academic performance as a law student ... Both have paid their dividends in my brief employment career to date. Additionally, I have realized that one of the hidden benefits to earning a college degree is not just in the academic arena, but also in enduring the experiences and events outside of the classroom that inevitably mold t...

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... the way athletic scholarships do (par. 5). Despite their obvious advantages, college athletic programs have problems. First, not all athletes "or all programs "are valued equally. On many campuses money, equipment, and facilities have traditionally been allotted to football and basketball at the expense of less visible sports such as swimming, tennis, and field hockey. Men's ... college athletic programs are under considerable pressure to institute reforms. The problems associated with athletic scholarships are numerous and complex, but they have less to do with the scholarships themsel...

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... they attend, yet there are negative effects if payment to athletes occurs. People whether they are students or fulltime employees expect recognition of their services through some form of compensation. College athletes are no different than full time employees as they provide a service to their respected institutions. Athletes endure long hours of practice and criticism from their bosses or in ... . Athletes bring in millions of dollars and feel they should be compensated for more than just tuition. Football and basketball are two major sports that result millions of dollars being direct...

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... and efforts, and pay would lessen financial pressures on SAs that lead them to violate NCAA rules and leave school early to enter professional drafts. College scholarship athletes are held to a stringent code of NCAA rules that budget their time and hinder their ability to acquire and keep a paying job ... . Student-athletes work hard, and much of their time is absorbed by their studies and their sport. It must be difficult to lead a regular college life when one can't hold a job, are traveling to away games, and play sports all the time. The fact is that there are only so ... money by ...

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... the tremendous change I made as a student-athlete from my freshman year to my senior year, and my progress as a college student. I went from being an average football player with a 2.3 GPA during the first half of my high school career to being one of the most highly recruited ... quarterbacks in the Tri-State region with a 3.7 GPA. As a college student, I currently have a 3.88 GPA. I believe that a test should not determine the collegiate potential of an individual. College ... GPA), that meant that I would have potentially received a "C" plus grade point average. However, even though ...

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... excellence in the athletic and academic realm, student-athletes must quickly adjust to balancing the roles of athlete and student in conjunction with their personal lives. The adjustment to college may differ from the average student based on the time commitments and demands student-athletes experience in their sport. These demands especially while in season may restrict the athlete's ... status as females and as athletes from one another. An individual's athletic role and not their gender influence stereotypes. Of those surveyed, masculine roles were determined by individuals participa...

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