arizonared - Many coaches will look into both need-based aid as well as merit-based aid for a student athlete in order to avoid using up some of their allotted athletic money.
Good points, justbaseball. Some programs will offset merit money with athletic money - in other words, if a student is offered $5000 in merit money, that may be used to reduce what would have been an athletic award. To find out what merit money is available, just contact the admissions office. Many private schools have the information posted. If your son just receives merit money, then there is no National Letter of Intent that needs to be signed. The best scenario is a combination of both merit money and athletic money.
In fact, many if not most coaches will insist that a recruit apply for financial aid.
What we were told at the school where my son signed was that school's financial aid office works up the package independently (mostly) of any athletic money he might get. They work strictly off the results of the FAFSA. Combined with the baseball money, we're very happy with the result.
What we were told at the school where my son signed was that school's financial aid office works up the package independently (mostly) of any athletic money he might get. They work strictly off the results of the FAFSA. Combined with the baseball money, we're very happy with the result.
Tiger Paw Mom, Thank You . He'll play for the Florida State Seminoles.
Thanks for the information. I'm sure that the "best scenario" would depend on how much the coach wanted the player to attend his school. Hoping though that very high GPA's will count for something. Thanks again.
Gail.......can I call you that?
Most coaches do work with the financial aid offices throughout the school year, especially regarding the student-athletes who are very good students.....some schools have their own "Scholarship Applications' which list specific scholarships unique to the school and the requirements for those scholarships.
Parents should all know that they should feel free to contact not only the coaches, but also the Admissions representatives AND the Financial Aid offices. Those three offices often communicate, but each school and coach works uniquely......and often the Admissions people just try to get the students to be admitted and 'commit' regardless of whether or not the Financial Aid 'package' is completed.
Most coaches do work with the financial aid offices throughout the school year, especially regarding the student-athletes who are very good students.....some schools have their own "Scholarship Applications' which list specific scholarships unique to the school and the requirements for those scholarships.
Parents should all know that they should feel free to contact not only the coaches, but also the Admissions representatives AND the Financial Aid offices. Those three offices often communicate, but each school and coach works uniquely......and often the Admissions people just try to get the students to be admitted and 'commit' regardless of whether or not the Financial Aid 'package' is completed.
Yes, Gail is fine! Thanks for the additional information. I'm jumping ahead a little...we have not heard from anyone....but.... we are being positive, and pro-active. Sounds as if you might have to be a little pro-active when it comes to merit awards also....
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Originally posted by SDBB:
I've became perplexed over the recruiting process.... I've ran into a new phenomenon for me....
I'm finding that some schools are making offers, knowing good and well the PLAYER will never attend a day of class. (They will go pro or will not be academically qualified) Yet they are trying to get a "NAME" to tell others so and so is committed to our school.
Is this a normal process.....?
In our town, just look at SDSU did last year. Yes, I think it is normal.
Soxnole,
I kind of figured with that name!
I kind of figured with that name!
Bull
You have a PM
You have a PM
On the merit aid / athletic aid issue -
An RC at a Div 1 school told me that at his school, any athletic aid counts dollar for dollar against the fin. aid offices calculated Family Need (as buddybaseball implied) but to give an example for more claification...
Say the colleges says you should get 10,000 in aid...and the baseball program offers you $3,000...at this school the baseball team would actually have to give you $13,000 to give you a $3,000 baseball scholly...odds are that will not happen...aka - your value to the program increases by 10K --they would rather take their chances on you coming as an invited walk-on with the 10k from the school...just an example...and it will vary from school to school
But it brings me to this point...if you are a good enough student to get significant merit aid at school...you might be recruited hard, but not offered money - the sell will be you can get a lot of money without baseball...
To top it off!? I was told by the coach "This stuff gets so confusing...I am not sure I even get it all the time."
An RC at a Div 1 school told me that at his school, any athletic aid counts dollar for dollar against the fin. aid offices calculated Family Need (as buddybaseball implied) but to give an example for more claification...
Say the colleges says you should get 10,000 in aid...and the baseball program offers you $3,000...at this school the baseball team would actually have to give you $13,000 to give you a $3,000 baseball scholly...odds are that will not happen...aka - your value to the program increases by 10K --they would rather take their chances on you coming as an invited walk-on with the 10k from the school...just an example...and it will vary from school to school
But it brings me to this point...if you are a good enough student to get significant merit aid at school...you might be recruited hard, but not offered money - the sell will be you can get a lot of money without baseball...
To top it off!? I was told by the coach "This stuff gets so confusing...I am not sure I even get it all the time."
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.