Applying

nycpitcher - Its different for different schools.

Many D1 schools will not have you formally apply until you sign - but they will ask for your transcripts and SAT/ACT scores to take to admissions to get an early "read" on what the likliehood of your acceptance will be.

Other schools (e.g. Stanford, Ivy schools) will have you formally apply early. The admissions office will generally try to process your application in a timely manner if the athletic department has identified you as one of their recruits. You should know before signing date whether or not you've been accepted to one of these schools. Ivies are slightly different I think because they don't use the National Letter of Intent. BeenthereIL would know more.

As for D2/D3 schools - others will have to comment.

Sounds like with your grades and classes you should have lots of options academically.

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"Pitching is the art of instilling fear," Sandy Koufax.

nyc...Just is giving you good advice.

Narrow your list of schools as quickly as you can...especially if your "favorite" is also recruiting you.

Good grades are a plus for academic "scholarship blending" money. Get the information from the NCAA site and see if you qualify.

...go for it...Have a good spring.

My son has been accepted Early Decision and committed to Princeton, Class of 2008, so if you have some questions about their admissions/recruiting process, I might be able to answer so questions for you.

Coach Bradley is always looking for "players".

I also have a question along these lines. If a senior did not sign early, is it beneficial for him to be accepted to a school he would like to play for? Should he notify the coach that he had been accepted or would it not make a difference in the recruiting process? Also, what if a player is denied admission and then is recruited during the HS season? Will admissions re-evaluate the application?

TXBBMOM

It never hurts a players cause if he has applied and been accepted-- the coach at least knows the boy is in and if he got accepted with the help of the baseball office it generally means that he is "clean" with the Clearinghouse as most colleges acceptance requiremenst are more stringent than those of the Clearinghouse

If he has been denied and the baseball office goes to bat for him because they want him it is possible to have the decision reversed.

TRhit

If you have good grades and test scores you have all the more reason to go ahead and apply now and not wait for your final decision.

Many academic type scholarships have very early application deadlines - and some are filled early, with no money available to late applicants.

My son found out he might qualify for a very large academic scholarship at one school (based on grades and test scores) while he was visiting with the coach. This was BEFORE the early signing period. The following Monday (the visit was over the weekend) we contacted the financial aid office to find out that YES - he did qualify - but TOO BAD - the deadline had been two weeks earlier.

The cost of applications can easily be offset if you get one of these scholarships.