Costs For College

That's a good question and you will get a lot of answers. I will say you will get a lot of yes's to that question.
The reason for different answers is because schools are different. Some are private, some are state funded. Some can cost you over 40K a year, some can cost you less than 10K. In our state some students get their tuition paid for at state universities or junior colleges that is raised by lottery funds. This can cut the costs significantly. So If you are getting 100% tuition and baseball is going to give you, let's say 10%, between food and your dorm the costs are liveable. However, if that student wants to go out of state it would cost them much, much more even with a good baseball scholarship. Usually pitchers get the most.
In my sons case he decided to go out of state, with his annual tuition now about 23K. A student who goes there could get as little as 10% or as much as a full ride,100%. You can figure it out. Also many schools will blend scholarships, that would be atheletic and academic money.

There are also other expenses involved besides tuition. Cell phone, car, gas, off to college expenses, parking permits, new clothes, shoes, sneakers, ipods, extra spending money ,which can break the bank when you total that up and why one of the reasons so many parents here in the US try very hard to get their sons and daughters scholarships to help with the costs.
Hope that helps.

Thank you Tiger Paw mom your explanations help me a lot to understand ... so because I'm Canadian wherever I go that will cost more because it wont be in my state:S Do school offer scholarships to a baseball players or you will have to subscribe and maybe get one?

And now I just need to know exactly what to do and how I'll be able to find a good college for me... A canadian catcher/outfielder (and a littlein the infield)

I'll probably have to assume a big big part of my costs (95%!!!) so I need a good college but cheap or get some scholarships, loans or any gifts from the sky like $$$! But I think I'll could get scholarships because I have good grades at school and good skills on the field...

If anyone else can help me with Colleges... let me know!

Francis Cossette

P.S. Is there scholarships in D2 and D3?

Francis,

You asked about D2 and D3 colleges - My son will be a sophomore this year at a D3 school that costs about $20,000 per year for tuition, room and board, plus another $1,000 or more for books and fees. Many D3 colleges in our area cost much more than this, in the $30-$40,000 range, but this was his first choice of schools. D3 colleges are not allowed to give athletic scholarships, only academic and need-based. My son only received about $5,600 in financial aid/scholarships the first year, so the rest of it needed to be paid by us - it's really quite difficult.

You are definitely headed in the right direction by thinking about academic scholarships if you choose a D3 college! I believe it's fairly common in our area for a very good student to get 25% to 50% of their college costs paid by academic scholarships, and a few of the very top students get close to 100% paid. Good luck to you!

Most colleges in the states have online applicatins available. You can contact the schools that might fit your academic/athletic interests and provide information to the school and coaches. If you have very good grades there is a lot of academic money available, once you send in the college application, you will receive a letter with th e amount of academic mney offered. You can also contact the coaches of schools directly and send them your baseball information. If you havent already done it, you might want to attend some baseball showcases to get a feel for what level of schools to target. In my son's case, many of the private schools offered enough academic money, to make them more attractive financially.
I know that there are a lot of summer teams from canada that play in the states to attract college attention for baseball. Maybe you can look some of the up and contact them to find out more about the usa/canadian possibilities. I know the coach from university of niagara attended the blue gray battle of the states in florida last year, and the sandlott league out of tennessee had several canadian teams playing in it so you might want to check out their website.