College Questionairres

Ohbaseball24 -
The ssn field on the baseball questionnaires seems to be pretty standard. I assume it is used to uniquely identify the player in their database of prospects. Fill in what you are comfortable giving them, but be prepared, as we have not seen a form yet that does not ask for it. Getting letters from colleges as a sophomore is great and a first step. It means they identified your son either by seeing him play, a recommendation, shared camp list, scouting report, etc. etc. It does not indicate anything more at this stage of your recruiting other than they've identified him and want to put him in their prospects database. They could be sending 10's of thousands of these letters or only a few. Each college is different in how they do their recruiting. Just have your son enjoy the recognition and return the information they’ve ask for. It will ONLY mean real interest when they call your son in the summer after his junior year. Check out the "recruiting" link on the main page if you haven't already. You’re right, there is a lot of great info on this site.

Hi Oh,
I think 05 has given you some good advice.
The ss# is also used as your son's id on the ncaa clearinghouse. (You'll register him in his Junior year).
And as for you question "does a questionaire as a sophmore indicate real interest for the future"....that really depends. SO much can happen between then and now. Obviously they've identified your son somehow, whether it has been from a showcase, (we received questionaires galore after attending Team One) or from your sending them a letter of inquiry...the ONE thing I've learned through this process and from the many helpful websters on this site is to not try to read anything into it.

I remember a thread where we discussed trying to find out why/what the numbers at the top/side of the questionaires meant. Code? Smoke Signal????
Enjoy.........you're in for a WILD ride

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"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby, Hall of Famer

You do NOT have to give the ss# on a questionaire if you prefer not to, just send explanation. If needed later on (clearinghouse, check for draft registration), they will ask you for it. You can provide the pin # for clearinghouse if you have it available.
Actually, due to new privacy laws, eventually you will see that question disappear.
Congrats on the letters. This is a signal for your son to work hard on and off the field!

We did not include the SS on any questionaires that we completed. We were never asked as to why not.

For the clearinghouse we just told them we were registered, they were able to get the information thru a simple search engine of his name..

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"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole."

"JustMom"

Oh...You are getting good advice.

I wouldn't give anyone my social security number. Remember, if he gets 50 letters/questionnaires and you give each school the social security number, that is another 200 people that have your sons social security number; and, only ONE school will ultimately need it.

With theft identify as it is; and, with the fact that your son is either 16-17-18 years old...it could be years before he discovers that someone is using his name and number!

Don't do it!!!!