Buckeye 2015 posted:Transferring HS's if it's only for athletics is comical to me....though growing up in a fairly small rural town where everyone knows each other and kids are together from 6 years old on up may have something to do with my thinking. College is different....you're in college for baseball, but it's also funding (at least partially) your education. No baseball means no scholarship money. A big part of the 4-2-4 transfer is the fact that a JUCO is a lot less money than going straight to another D1 and sitting out a year while you pay the full cost of attendance while doing it. You can go to a JUCO in most cases for 75% less, still play baseball and take classes that will transfer (hopefully) with you when you move on to another D1.
Ahhhh....! Yet another nugget. I never thought of the $ part of the 4-2-4 route. If you’re getting average or less PT as a soph in a 4-year but can get more PT at a JUCO for a fraction of the cost? Big eye opener there.
Btw, never heard of the “4-2-4” acronym before TPM used it on her college scholarship summaries thread. Someone asked what it was, in a post, and I read the definition there.
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