<p>i have been recruited by 4 or 5 good d1 schools here in the northeast, one has offered a full scholarship, but isnt the pick of the litter for baseball. The other three have offered 40 to 50%. Im in my junior year at high school and was wondering should i wait for my senior year to see if some better offers come in or take what i can get now.</p>
<p>Congratulations!</p>
<p>I have no idea how to answer your question, but this is what you should do:
Post this in the Athletic Recruits forum – it’s under College Admissions, then Specialty Topics. There are some superknowledgeable people in that forum, like fenwaysouth, sherpa, varska.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Baseball is traditionally a lower scholarship sport so you must be a great player to have such sound offers on the table. Congratulations! You need to decide before your senior season, so waiting until then is likely not the best idea. Maybe make a matrix of scholarship value, school costs out of pocket, academic potential, scholarship fine print (ongoing? injury dependent? etc.) Some kids go to school to play sports and some kids play sports to afford school. Which camp are you in? Are you thinking that you might get drafted etc. or are you just wanting to continue your career while getting a sound education? How do you feel about the coaching, team mentality etc? What type of aid might you get at these schools based on academics alone and how much is baseball related? Could you still afford the school and would you want to be there is you sustain an injury? </p>
<p>I’m sorry that I don’t know the specific NCAA rules on signing, but the above questions should help some. Good Luck!</p>
<p>Are you going into your junior year or going into your senior year? Which season is baseball for you, spring?</p>
<p>im goign to be a senior this year.</p>
<p>i also feel i am draftable and baseball is my number one priority as of right now</p>
<p>First – and quickly – you need to have a very clear conversation with your parents about what they are able and willing to pay for college. Then, for each college you’re considering, visit their website and find out their COA, which includes tuition, fees, estimate for books, room & board,… A 40% tuition scholarship could still leave your family needing to pay more than $30K a year in college expenses at an expensive school unless other financial aid comes into play. I’ve known two kids on baseball scholarships, and neither was able to contribute via a part-time job even in the summer due to baseball commitments, so understanding the finances is really, really important.</p>
<p>Have you read this article on the draft?
[How</a> high school baseball players navigate the MLB draft process - ESPNHS](<a href=“http://espn.go.com/high-school/baseball/story/_/id/7997654/how-high-school-baseball-players-navigate-mlb-draft-process]How”>How high school baseball players navigate the MLB draft process - ESPN)</p>
<p>Is there a favorite for baseball that will also be affordable? Would it be affordable or desirable if the scholarship went away? Hopefully your parents are helping to make some of these calculations by running net price calculators. The advice to go to the threads on recruiting is good. Also, if you think you could get drafted and are really going for the baseball what is the depth at your position? Will the be opportunities to play?</p>
<p>You can’t sign a letter of intent until national signing day in November. If you wait until spring of senior year you won’t get any opportunities and applications/admissions will be done by then. You still have time to look around, contact coaches at schools you want to attend, etc. so take your time to decide.</p>