Apologies if this hijacks this thread, but I think it’s relevant:
Our state (GA) has some not insignificant in-state college financial incentives for students with certain GPA/test scores. And our 2022 son is an engineering focused student. And we have few JUCOs in GA.
So one of the options we have talked with him about is going a D2/D3 route for the first 2-3 years in a school that has an engineering transfer program, then completing the engineering at the D1 school. If he can get on the D1 baseball team at that time, it’s a bonus. If not, he’s still getting an excellent education at a significant cost savings. Plus he’s (perhaps) avoiding the worst of the C19 fallout.
An quick example of this is UNG. They have a regents program, with 2 years @ UNG, then transfer to GaTech, Mercer, or Clemson for final 2-2.5 years. He already had the grades/scores to get into those, but as a relatively late blooming catcher, son sees this option as a possible better pathway with the current recurring climate.
Not something we are locked into doing, but it’s a definite option on the table for the moment. Depending on your location, Kennie, it may be something you can check out.