<p>He sounds like a great kid.</p>
<p>Adding athletic recruitment to the mix can be a lot to navigate. Not all that familiar with it on the personal level, although my older D was recruited by a couple in-state smaller schools. But I work at a university and have to prepare reports/configure computer systems for the NCAA interface (Div II), so am somewhat aware of the extra layer of bureaucracy and requirements.</p>
<p>Can you work it out so he is in the driver’s seat, but you are along for the ride in the front seat? One of my S’s friends wanted to manage his application process, to the point of not allowing his parents to look at his applications. While in the end he’s going to a good school, he did not have the admission outcome I would have expected with his scores/accomplishments. I didn’t see his application either, obviously, but he applied ED to the same school as S, and I was very shocked when my S was admitted and his friend was deferred and eventually rejected. </p>
<p>In my opinion there is an awful lot at stake in the admission application process, and while it’s possible to transfer or re-apply, your best chance for $ and admission is more likely to be direct from HS.</p>
<p>If you can have a partnership, allowing him the leadership position, but working together as an assistant, that would be an ideal model. With our second time through (after we had navigated the process before) it was very interactive for us. As parents we offered suggestions/provided reminders, but allowed S to make the decisions.</p>