This is tough for me as I suffer from the same aversion to debt as Squat. Kid is Sr. and certainly can play baseball in college it’s a question of whether it’s D1-D2-D3 or JUCO. Since he was late to the party getting good, D1 is probably out as most schools are done with 2013s (though there will be some spots popping up).
I have squat (no pun scaredy) for cash. His ACT 80th percentile and considering he didn’t study, I am fine with that. He doesn’t have a desire for a technical degree (Eng/Match/CompSci) and is thinking some kind of bus. degree and Law.
I am curious why a Law school would care where he started if he kicks ass on the LSAT? So what if year one and two were at Podunk CC? Also wouldn’t a law school look favorably on someone who played a major sport? Those kids are up at 6:00 for lifting every day before school, I mean for an ncaa athlete it’s brutal.
In any case I’ve probably short-changed him mentally, because he’s showing defeatist signs, as in “what does it matter I am going to a JUCO”. Not too bad, I think I got him turned around but he did get a C in College Algebra (lots of AP and Dual-Enrollment classes) this first term, but should be able to work it to a B for the report card. I digress.
There are probably many nice schools that would love him but if the school is 40k and they give him 25% for the sport, that’s still 30k. I just haven’t even looked at schools like that, why bother? I have high income and no savings so folks like us don’t even qualify for government backed student loans. The only loans are immediate payback. So I’ve told him it looks like JUCO is in your future son, make the most of it.
