Shamah02
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Does anyone know of any scholarships you can get for just simply solving the cube?
I know Cubewhiz.com offers a $3,000 scholarship every year to the fastest cuber named Bob Burton.
I know Cubewhiz.com offers a $3,000 scholarship every year to the fastest cuber named Bob Burton.
Wow, I'd love to be this "Bob" guy, he sounds like he's really good!
I know Cubewhiz.com offers a $3,000 scholarship every year to the fastest cuber named Bob Burton.
...but many people act like you need to have a sports scholarship to even go to college...]
Why would someone give out scholarships just for solving the cube? (Wouldn't they be likely to go to the fastest people, anyway?) Where would this money come from, anyway? I mean, you've seen how little money there is in cubing.
Your best bet is to put cubing down as an extracurricular activity and see if you can find some kind of scholarships for unique talents. It'll be many years before we see one that's specifically for cubing.
...but many people act like you need to have a sports scholarship to even go to college...]
When people ask me about college, they ALWAYS ask what sports I am going to take, or am taking. I hate all sports, except badminton.
I will do something for college (but I don't want people to take my idea and then it not be original)
And I did put "solving Rubik's Cubes and other logic puzzles as fast as I can" (or something like that) in my activities resume.
BUT, I don't think scholarships are awarded.
[Rant (and it's midnight and not done with homework, but I must rant)]
Even though, in all seriousness they should be.
Who cares about sports? Seriously, all sports are boring to watch and not fun to participate in. I hate all sports. Society should hate all sports.
Someone I know, has memorized statistics for about thirty or forty baseball and (american)football players, and he gets terrible grades in school. Yet, if he can play a sport well enough he gets awarded with a free ride to a college that he probably would not have gotten into otherwise, taking the spot of someone who has worked hard everyday for his entire life to get high enough grades to get into a good enough college. (pardon my grammar, I'm tired) (EDIT: In fact, pardon my logic, it's garbage, I'll edit my post tomorrow to make it make more sense, but you (the reader) should get the point)
On the other hand, though, for some of the top schools now, everyone who applies has a perfect record, and the schools need some way of picking between the applicants. BUT they should pick the cuber over the "sports player."
[/Rant]
I'm sorry if I offended anyone who likes/plays sports seriously (I figured I would be safe though, as this is a cubing forum). However, IMHO, you should stop dealing with your sport and spend that time doing something productive (or cubing which is actually more productive IMHO)
IMHO I need to stop this now.
IMHO.
The reason why people get scholarships for sports, is because those sports make the the University money. It's an investment for the school to get good athletes to come to their school. Until cubing "team" can make a school money, there won't be any scholarships. No one is really even sponsored, because cubing at this point is not an investment opportunity for any company.