Kiddo called me the other day really excited to have received his first football offer (D2) from a school where he recently did an unofficial visit. Got a tweet from coach with a cool personalized “offered” graphic and said he would call him later that evening. He really liked the school and program, but hasn’t gotten a chance to see the academic side of things yet other than research online. Got calls that evening - one from his area recruiting coach congratulating him and then a longer one from head coach who visited for about 20 minutes about his family, complimented on his grades, what he is interested in studying, specifics about what he liked on his film. Nice call. So … being totally new to this we had hoped he might get a rough idea of $$ (because as much as I wish it wasn’t , what he can afford to do is a big part of his choices). We know his GPA/ACT qualifies him for about a quarter of the total cost that increases annually. My question - does “offered” at this point typically mean that there is some athletic scholarship money included or is it likely they are looking at only what he qualifies for academically? They said they will be in touch and want him to come for an official visit probably in December. He was thinking over his Christmas break - I told him we should probably go earlier December when the campus is still hopping so he can get a better idea of academics. Thoughts? What should we expect from here (besides the fact that other schools are contacting him too). This whole process is a little confusing, but we are excited for him.
In order to sign an NLI, there has to be some athletic money. It can be a tiny amount, but there has to be something.
Congrats, it’s an exciting time.
Thank you.
I agree that early December would be better than over break but even then the campus may be a bit dead as students prepare for finals. Depending on when the coaches are looking for a commitment I would recommend November or late January so he gets a full view of the real campus life.
Is there any reason your S cannot ask for a financial preread? I assume that would include any athletic scholarship $.