Here's another issue to watch for...some schools will offset merit and or athletic money with outside scholarships. I know a player that received a $10,000 award from Citibank - it was an annual scholarship award to be used at the college of his choice. The school he attended had also offered him a $7500 annual merit award and he received $5000 for baseball. (Tuition at the institution was $25,000, so without the Citibank award he was receiving approximately 50% off his tuition). Because the NCAA requires that all players report any other outside awards the school was informed of the Citibank award. The $12,500 he received was dropped to $2500 in merit money and he was then "permitted" to use the Citibank award. So, he went from an invested recruit to a prferred walk-on just because he earned an outside award. This does not happen all the time, but it is something to be cognizant of. BTW, he decided not to attend the institution (his parents were very upset, naturally) and he attended a JUCO for one year transferring to a state D1 in his second year. He is now using the Citibank scholarship along with a small athletic award for about 80% tuition and room and board.