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Congratulations! Best of luck to her!
Not that anyone necessarily cares, but...after receiving a total of 8 offers (D1 x 2; D2 X 4; NAIA x 2), we did a visit a few weeks ago to a D1 on the East Coast, got a really nice scholarship money with both athletic and academic support (DD has a 4.0) and she committed the next day! She is incredibly excited and dedicated to working her butt off during her senior year of high school to improve her skills as much as possible and also get a lot of hours worked so she can help pay for it!
Whole family is on cloud 9! (except for Mama who is a little sad her BFF is moving so far away)
I am probably not the right person to answer these and would hate to give the wrong advice. I think there is quite a bit of good info on you questions in this forum! And you can always start a new topic b/c there are a lot of very knowledgeable ppl who are very willing to help.First of all, CONGRATS to your DD!!
I had a quick question. Once September 1st came and went, what's next? My DD is a freshman so I have a couple years but what do you do after that date? Do you take all the offers and decline the ones you have no interest in? Do you start taking visits? Are these official or unofficial visits? My DD and I have done our parts to get her name out there with emails, flyers, camps, showcases, and postcards but I have no idea what to do next.
First of all, CONGRATS to your DD!!
I had a quick question. Once September 1st came and went, what's next? My DD is a freshman so I have a couple years but what do you do after that date? Do you take all the offers and decline the ones you have no interest in? Do you start taking visits? Are these official or unofficial visits? My DD and I have done our parts to get her name out there with emails, flyers, camps, showcases, and postcards but I have no idea what to do next.
Uh, your post doesn't make any sense.FWIW...Here is my personal story, and it contradicts all the other advice you've heard.
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Moral of the story: It doesn't matter where you go to school (unless Harvard or Yale or another prestigious school) as long as you get a degree. I'm living proof. Go somewhere who offers the most scholarship money and graduate as close to debt free, as possible.
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Forgot to add - my daughter ended up accepting a 95% scholarship to play softball at the most beautiful campus i've ever seen. ... Worst experience she ever had. Ended up transferring.
He was trying to sneakily say that quality of school doesn’t matter as long as you come out debt free and get a job but threw in the “snotty schools” as a way to keep us off his scent…Uh, your post doesn't make any sense.
You say, "Go to a place where you get the most scholarship money. Nothing else matters." And then you say, "My DD, on a 95% ride, transferred because she hated it."
To me, aren't you really saying that there is more to picking a college than simply how much money a school offers?