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Once more I am sure this has been discussed before, but I haven't found it looking at past posts.

If a boy has shown steady progress through high school, but only really becomes exceptional during his senior season, it stands to reason that someone who hasn't been recruited might find himself the interest of more than one college. We all know that academics is where a student stands to get the most money to attend any university in almost every case, but how much of that kind of money is left over come June? Same thing with grants. Regarding Div 3 schools most of the "free" money must come from grades, community service history, etc.(zero of course for athletics). Since Div 3 schools are substanially more expensive, is it possible a college coach could really want a "late bloomer", the school be a good fit for the student/athlete, but little money available to help offset the costs? What about finding a room and decent roommate at this late date?

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rbi99 -
"How much money is left come June" is going to really vary by school. Players get drafted, players transfer, a player may not get their scholarship renewed .... a lot of things can happen to open up scholarship opportunities later in the year. It is not time to panic, but continue to base your decisions on what is best for your player in the long term. As far as school living arrangements, these do not get finalized until late summer and should not be an issue with a late signee.

At this time of year, players should have applied to several schools based on their academic/financial choices and will soon (if they haven't already) hear where they have been accepted. Any future baseball offer should be compared to your academic choice to determine whether the chance to continue playing baseball AND the related cost is better than the acceptance letter you have "in hand". IMO you should not put a family's financial health at risk for baseball. If the only options to continue playing baseball are at schools that are financially out of reach, than sometimes the answer has to be NO.
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