<p>Reading through some of the threads, it seems more like people are choosing teams / waiting to be selected for admissions to be able to participate in the sport. I'm not reading a lot about how money plays in this process.</p>
<p>I know that D1 and D2 schools can offer scholarship money. Is that reserved for the very top recruits or is it split amongst all recruits?</p>
<p>I see that coaches can suggest that a student will be admitted, but I haven't seen commentary about coaches offering scholarships.</p>
<p>I do know that scholarship funds vary by sport and simply, some sports have no money.</p>
<p>So, how and when does money come into the process?</p>
<p>If attending an out of state school in order to participate on a team, is it somewhat legitimate to expect at least in-state tuition as a "scholarship". </p>
<p>Should our primary concern be making the team and not how much our student will be "paid" to play? </p>
<p>For private schools (D3), how do you play the scholarship game? I recognize that technically there are no athletic scholarships, but there ARE "academic" scholarships. Will a coach discuss finances at D3?</p>
<p>Scholarships amounts are based on the sport. There are head count sports like basketball or football where full rides are rather common. But the majority of sports are equivalency sports where the NCAA sets a maximum amount of scholarships for a sport and division. For example my sons sport (mens golf) there is a maximum number of 4.5 scholarships for an entire team. This is divided as the coach sees fit. Some players are on a %, some get a set dollar amount, some get nothing. It is all performance based and is year to year. Also these designated scholarships are what the NCAA allows, that does not mean all schools are fully funded to reach their maximum amount to give.
If your student athlete is good enough in their sport the topic of “help” also known as $ will come up.</p>
<p>There are plenty of scholarships, not only for top recruits. Sometimes a recruit gets $ because the coach is looking to develop the athlete. I know of an athlete- she gets 50% of COA at her school. It made the pricey private almost the same as her in-state flagship. The coach offered her the $ during the OV in the fall of her Sr yr. She signed a NLI</p>
<p>momof2010 - how do you find out how many scholarships there are available per sport? I’m doing a search but not finding it. My S would be competing in XC and (?) track. </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>fogfog - Thanks. We have a low EFC, but S will probably be attending a public university, and likely one that does not meet full need. I’m not sure how we can navigate all that. I do know of a private that he could get a full scholarship and be a great help to the team, but I do not think he will be admitted… but we’ll see how things go this year :).</p>
<p>@golffather - OK, sorry, my bad. The threads I’m reading aren’t discussing money much :-). It’s probably just where my interests are right now that are directing me to other threads. </p>
<p>I’m new to this process and just wanting to make sure that I don’t miss some crucial “deadlines”. The help here has been great. </p>
<p>And that is up to 12.6 scholarships. You will find that many D1 programs are not fully funded for men or for women. One of the schools we visited only had funding for 1.8 mens scholarships and another just 9. It is a question worth asking when you visit.</p>
<p>When my son visited a big D1 school as a track/XC recruit, the coach told him the most he could expect was for his books to be paid for. There just wasn’t a lot of money to go around.</p>
<p>OK, well… I guess we won’t plan on money really being an issue in our school search, aside from the usual financial aid. Our FA situation puts us in good for any meets full need school, which are typically selective schools, and right now, S is not a real candidate for those schools academically.</p>
<p>I appreciate all the feedback on this thread, it really helps!</p>
<p>^ When it comes to $…getting even 25% or 50% to play a sport is A LOT when you consider that many student athletes don’t get anything.</p>
<p>No one at our K1s HYP gets a dime for sport. And no one gets a dime for academics.
And institutional method rearranges your finances so although your IRS forms say one thing–the schools say another. Those fin-ad calculators may not be reliable–it depends on how complicated your tax forms are…</p>
<p>^ I already have one S in college. His school meets need very well! S2 probably would not be admitted to that school, although athletically he would be an asset.</p>