For the Ivy League Schools in which there is no money given for sports but financial based only, how do you find out and when do you find out what that aid is/will be? How can you make a decision when you don't know what all the pieces may be? So if there are Div 1 and Ivy's interested money does play a factor. How do you negotiate this?
Thats a great question... Ive sent a few kids thru college ( not Ivy) and received zero financial aid.. If you own a home on LI and make high 5 figure salary or higher .. dont expect any money from any college or FASFA. You'd be better off getting divorced and have the one parent with the lower income have custody and have the financials based on this..
Truth. I also have sent several D1 athletes through. All had a combination of athletic and merit awards. One had much more merit money, one was split near 50/50, and one started out with much more merit but ended up with much more athletic money. So for my two cents, money spent on a tutor and teaching study skills is worth more than private training.
So if Ivy's are in the mix of D1's you have to do your math ahead of time with the financial aid package to see what if any you would get. Ivy's offer the opportunity for a great student to get into an Ivy through LAX when they may not have gotten in? The crazy race if the dates haven't been moved yet would be Sept 1st and the start of communication. How soon are roosters completed by the D 1's? How much real time does a student athlete have to really give a verbal? How soon/late in the talks are scholarships talked about? How many official college visits are allowed? What questions should be asked of the Coaches Schools? What should we be asking but aren't?
a verbal is just that and can change anytime you want to right up to signing your letter of intent
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