<p>SluggerD,</p>
<p>Welcome to the world of recruited athletes. Just my two cents for what it is worth.</p>
<p>All things equal, I think a college would prefer a high achieving public school student over a private, especially a public from a non-affluent area. Most colleges like to have a diverse student body and do what they can to avoid looking like a “prep school” college. That is not to say that privates are at a disadvantage. They are not. It is just what the rest of the posters said. It doesn’t matter that much where you go, but rather how you do wherever you go. Make your decision about high school based on what is right for your son, not how you think it will look to anyone or any college.</p>
<p>Tell your son to dream big, but be realistic. This is why everyone on this site says to cast a wide net. Baseball is notoriously cruel. It gobbles up shoulders and arms like it is nobody’s business. It is streaky. A coach that loves you when you are hitting may not when you are in a slump. Would your son rather sit on the bench for two years at UNC and then get cut, or be a hero playing four years at a NESCAC school (I am not saying either of these two options would or would not happen). Surely, you can assess this better than the rest of us based on where your son falls into the well-known set of objective standards (speed for 60, pop times, pitching and throwing speeds) and the awards that he has received (all league, all county, all state, all american). </p>
<p>Keep at the process and keep an open mind. If you listen closely to the college coaches (and especially what they say and don’t say when they review tapes), your son will end up slugging away at the right school for him.</p>