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Reply to "NLI offer different than the verbal offer"

tao posted:

Thanks all for the replies. I'll ask my son to call the head coach and admission office for more clarification. Not sure if they can alter the NLI  to the same amount as originally offered. It's really a surprise as we were under the impression that the Power-5 schools can't reduce the scholarship.  

Couple of points.

First, as Picked Off mentioned, there are two components, the NLI and the Financial Agreement.  Most have just been using NLI synonymous for both.

Second, you are correct, once you've signed the financial agreement, the P5 schools can't lower the amount for performance (they can withdraw for non-performance issues such as rules violation, grades, etc).

So for example, if the agreement you sign states:

Year 1 = 80%
Year 2 = 50%
Year 3 = 50%
Year 4 = 30%

Then that's what's you'll receive for each year, no less, maybe more if the coach is willing and it's justified, but at a minimum, that's what the school is obligated to give you.  In this example, the school isn't reducing the scholarship.  What is written is the scholarship and yes, while it is a reduction over years, this isn't considered a reduction because it isn't lower than what is being promised (signed) as the agreement today.  What they can't do is have you sign the example above, and then only provide 30% in year 2.  That would be a reduction in the scholarship.

Some financial agreements do vary by year such as the example above, or increase year over year. 

Some don't vary and have a fixed $ amount or % that doesn't change year over year.  You were under the impression that your son's verbal offer was the same every year and now you're presented something different from that.  The fact that your agreement varies isn't an oversight or placeholder, it is the offer in writing, plain and simple.  Any verbal "promise" that you son will receive anything different than what he signs will likely never materialize.

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