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Richmond does not have a Men’s Soccer program.

For a D3 soccer player, head over to Athletic Recruit forum under Specialty Topics under College Admissions. The next 3-6 months are the heart of D3 soccer recruiting. Time to email coaches, send film, fill out questionnaires and invite coaches to tournament play. Some schools are much more competitive recruiting than the lay person would realize – St Lawrence, for instance. Many NESCAC, Liberty League and Centennial schools have been watching current juniors all spring season and have a good idea of who they want to bring in for the class of '22. Of course that list can change, as players move up and down.

It’s great to get positive feedback from coach at the Yale camp who said you are a lower D1/higher D3 recruit. That is the first baby step in recruiting. Now, you have to communicate with coaches directly and find out their needs. Different programs have different styles of play (straight up physicality at Amherst, more technical at St Lawrence), and depending on current roster, may not have a priority next year for your position. NESCAC and the more competitive D3 programs will generally expect ED for a recruit, and that means your financial aid homework has to be done by October. Coaches start submitting files for admissions pre-reads July 1, and will request a financial pre-read as well for recruits.

Run the NPCs to see which schools are affordable. For a family with high EFC, merit money doesn’t change the family’s contribution, it typically affects the loan and work study side of the financial aid piece. So getting merit money for a family financial aid eligibility may not work out better than a school which gives no merit but does meet need.