Exactly. My daughter was a national caliber debater in HS. She just walked on the LMU team and got another 6k for her sophomore year and also gets work study for research. My son is also a national debater, and KU is probably going to do the same for him. He's got a band, and they're staying in the midwest to pursue the band. Easier to get noticed here than on the coast. As long as the grades stay up, Dad's all for it. Watch that damn fafsa form. Make a mistake and they will make your life hell. Blonde haired, blue eyed country girl from KS had to have a citizenship check courtesy of Homeland Security. Cost us most of the non scholarship financial aid for the sophomore year, due to the delay.