I got an email today from Rick indicating a possible change in rules. Currently, any academic scholarship would count toward a school's allocation of athletic scholarships unless the athlete
1) has a 3.5 gpa or better;
2) graduates in the top 10% of his class; or
3) score a sum 105 (I think) on the ACT.
For example, this means that if a kid that doesn't meet this requirement gets a 50% baseball scholarship and then gets an academic scholarship equal to 25% of tuition, the school would have to count that as .75 scholarships against the 11.7 limit.
I think I have this right. If not, maybe someone could chime in. Apparently they are looking at eliminating that rule so that an exemption wouldn't be necessary.
For us, right now, this is a big deal. My son won't finish in the top 10% and he's hovering a bit below a 3.5 gpa. This has come up in conversations with college coaches concerning possible offers. For this reason, my 2018 is scheduled to take the ACT in April, a year earlier than he'd like in hopes of clearing that score so recruiters won't have to wonder where they stand.
Anyone with any additional info on this?