Things have changed now because NLI can now (usually) be signed at any time from Nov to April, but at the time D had one week to sign in Nov or to wait till April. Her coach said same offer available in April. We thought about waiting because at that time the FA offers (other than athletics) didn’t come through until Feb. It was a risk that D wouldn’t get the merit aid she needed to afford that school. If she were being recruited now, I don’t think we would have signed until all the FA was in place.
But it was a relief to have the decision made in Nov and not keep looking and applying to schools even though the FA/merit wasn’t set.