Mike,
Thank you again for everything. I would never have approached NBPS if you hadn’t recommended them….and you kept me calm when I thought I was going to lose my mind LOL. Keep in touch…
Lucy xx
This from the mother of an 8th grader who needed to transfer mid-year from one prep school to another. Despite having sent all 3 of her kids to different boarding schools, she didn’t know where to find what she was looking for, so she contacted me.
Trey is so excited about the possibility. I’m totally freaking out as this becomes closer to a reality. Dad is being stoic, but will crumble soon.
This from a mom whose child had barely thought about prep school two weeks ago and now appears to be leaving for prep school in just a couple weeks. If that’s not enough, his older sister is leaving in three weeks for her freshman year of college. Suddenly mom and dad are going from three at home to one.
“I have been going through your website this morning, reading many of the emails, and responses, included at the bottom of the site.
I can only say that I wish I had found your site prior to my son applying to prep schools this year. The process of finding the correct school, and navigating the entire process, is not an easy one – particularly for those who have no experience.
We are currently awaiting decisions on March 10th, having applied to four schools.
Although I didn’t find your site in time, I hope that I can still benefit from it.”
This email is from a parent who happened to find my site after going through the application process on his own. The thoughts he shares offer a helpful perspective to many families who may apply to prep schools in the future.
I’m calling to let you know I’m the new director of admission and financial aid at …. I started here three days ago. I liked working with you when I was the director at …. and I hope to keep working with you at my new school. You have a strong organization and we need some athletes.
This quote speaks for itself. It’s one good example why families should use Prep School Sports Connection. We have access to opportunities that families don’t. Schools are not calling you when they’re looking for athletes.
I’m not sure where I’d be without (prep school). (Mine) offered me what no other school in the country could offer: great academics, great football, great culture and great recruitment.
This from a football player who had just signed with Clemson, talking about his decision to leave a top parochial school for prep school.
Before attending prep school, he was getting FCS recruitment. Within three months of his transfer he had his choice of offers from the best FBS schools in the country.
True or False? Division 2 schools offer the same number of scholarships as D1.
False. D2 schools have different rules and limits in almost all the sports, especially the high profile sports.
Prep school is a big decision. Few other family choices include so many components of such importance.
If you tried to save money by painting your own dining room and it didn’t turn out like you hoped, you could pay someone $500 to fix it a month later. The damage is minimal. A bad prep school choice is a much bigger problem. We’re not talking about painting the dining room. You need to get it right the first time.
Many parents, especially those who are new to the world of college sports at the scholarship level, are under the misconception that receiving a scholarship for any sport at the NCAA D1 level means receiving a full scholarship. That is not accurate and it tends to be a real eye-opener, particularly to parents of baseball, hockey and lacrosse players.
Scholarship money is driven by revenue, and football and basketball are the only sports with TV contracts and attendance significant enough that they are considered to be revenue producing. Consequently, in men’s sports football and basketball are, by NCAA rule, the only ones that can offer full scholarships to each member of the team. For women, it’s a little different because they don’t play football. Like the men, they offer full scholarships for basketball (in fact, they get two more than men, 15 vs 13). Title IX requires schools to compensate for football scholarships by offering women more scholarships in a variety of other sports, including some not offered to men. This can result in certain entire women’s teams having full scholarships.