The purpose of my research is to see whether or not being a student athletes benefits out way a regular student attending a university or college. This would be regarding not only financials benefits but also overall university or college experience as a whole. Many individuals have the perception that they are unable to afford going to a college or university without playing a sport. This perception also touches on the financial gain allowing them to receive a “full ride scholarship”, what this indicates is they did not have to spend any of their own money or take out any loans they would have to pay off.
My unit of analysis would be individuals. Students who are athletes and non athletes would be observed. This would be targeting students attending college and or a university. This includes four year institutions and two year institutions. My pool would vary from having freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors and
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There was a constant discussion of how female athletes are applied much more pressure, receiving none of the same treatment as male athletes. The inequality among athletes has been a controversy in NCAA for years. Women athletes until this day are fighting for the equality and rights that men athletes recieve on the daily. Things male athletes would be praised for is the same things women athletes look frowned upon. This is relevant to my topic on the fact the comparison of women athletes and non athletic may share a much different college experience and or benefits then the male athletic and non athletic population. After my data is collected, it would be measured based on each question. Each answer would be on a graph to the see the percentage of what individuals feel based on their experience. Then an overall conclusion would be made to compare whether or not the benefits of being a student athlete outweigh being a student. Another comparison will be made to compare male and female