<p>Something I left out, is that this is his second go as a freshman at this prep school. Although he didn’t fail any classes last year, the school felt we was immature and could use an extra year. We actually felt he was immature as well and agreed to have him repeat. The problem with that is that he will be short one English class for NCAA eligibility. The prep school will not allow him to double-up his English classes to catch up, but he can double-up if he transfers. So that’s something we need to take into account as well.</p>
<p>He is doing better this year academically and really loves the prep school. The education is second to none and the “connections” he is making there are invaluable.</p>
<p>My son is a baseball player. We live in the Mid-Atlantic region, so of course his dream is to play baseball for one of the major D1 programs in the south. He actually has received some interest from some of them already. I know there are only 11.something scholarships available per team per year, so his chances of getting a significant baseball scholarship are probably minimal.</p>
<p>Pros/Cons
Prep School pros - Better education, connections, better environment, son loves it
Prep School cons - Tuition, NCAA eligibility issue, lower GPA</p>
<p>Catholic School pros - shorter commute, best friend attends, cheaper tuition, NCAA eligibility issue resolved, higher GPA (hopefully)
Catholic School cons - not as prepared for college</p>
<p>What we want for him is the best education possible without being broke and to be better prepared for life after baseball, whenever that may be. We do want him to be a graduate of the prep school. Although, we are at the point now that we may need to dip into retirement money to pay off some other bills that have been put on the back burner. We also don’t want him to have to miss a year of college baseball because he is short an English class. If he stays in prep school we will look at online courses to satisfy the requirement. Also trying to figure out how the academic waiver process works in college. Pretty confusing subject thus far.</p>
<p>My son is not really looking to get into any Ivy league schools, but does want to target some of the “Ivy’s of the south”, Vanderbilt, UNC, Duke, etc.</p>
<p>I appreciate everyone’s input, as you can tell we are really confused and torn on how to proceed.</p>