RECRUITING TIPS- WHAT ARE THE MAJOR RECRUITING MISTAKES THAT STUDENT-ATHLETES AND FAMILIES MAKE?

RECRUITING TIPS- WHAT ARE THE MAJOR RECRUITING MISTAKES THAT STUDENT-ATHLETES AND FAMILIES MAKE?

MISTAKE #7- NOT UNDERSTAND THE SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID PROCESS

As the emergence of camps, showcases and private instruction takes on a new and more important role, many families feel that they need a scholarship to justify the time and expense they have already put into athletics.  Parents and student-athletes often feel anything less than an athletic scholarship to a Division I program is unacceptable.  Don't be foolish; remember you are going to college to receive a college degree and play the sport you love.  Parents and student-athletes also don't realize how rare a full scholarship is. Aside of Division I football powerhouses, most scholarships issued to players are partial scholarships.  Understand that a lot of times, a grant and aid package from a non-scholarship school is more lucrative than one with athletic aid.  The scholarship and financial aid process is complicated and in addition to athletic aid it involves academic aid, family need aid, leverage aid, and other types of aid.  The more you understand how the process works, the more money you can save.