A question for parents with college experience. If you’re daughter is a top recruit (top 20 ranked) has excellent grades. What type of scholarship should be expected? Ivy is also an option and we would probably qualify for about half tuition. Wondering if it the scholarship money would be be better at a non Ivy but top academic and lax school like NW, Stanford, Duke. Would appreciate any insight!
Did you plug your numbers in to any Ivy financial aid calculators? Ivy aid varies from school to school.
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Your point on "half tuition" doesn't seem accurate considering every Ivy operates off of different financial aid calculations. That said, I have heard that some of Ivy's will match a better "Ivy financial aid offer" if the recruit can prove that they actually have an offer from another Ivy coach / school.
Top 20 Recruits can usually choose whatever school they want. The scholarship offer will depend on where your daughter is ranked on the coaches list. Every situation is different so you really have to go through the process to see just where your daughter stands. The good news is that if your daughter is ranked in the Top 20 she will have some awesome opportunities at some amazing schools. Lacrosse will open many doors and it will help to make college affordable.
Some of the comments on here about Goalies getting the lions share of $$ are not entirely accurate. Coaches prioritize what they need in each recruiting class and they do not always need a goalie. The type of player that your daughter is will dictate how a coach views her and where she falls on the coaches "priority" list. It's not just about how good the player is, it's about what the coach needs in that recruiting class.
There is no hard rule as to how much $$ a recruit will be offered, every situation is different.
Good luck to you and your daughter it sounds like your daughter has very bright future.
