OV and Slot Offer

varska
Fri, 19 Dec 2014 17:48:11 +0000

So you’re wondering, what’s the point of offering the slot and OV if there is no (merit)scholarship money? (by the way, it’s pretty rare for a D3 to pay for the recruit’s OV airfare)

Just a few thoughts -

At a top D3 school, the value the coach can provide is admissions support. If the school offers merit aid, the best he can do is point you in the right direction to apply for it,

The incentive for a college to provide merit aid is to attract the strongest students academically. If you are in the top quartile of the applicant pool, you have a very good chance of qualifying for significant merit aid.

But, if you are in the top quartile academically, you probably don’t need the coach’s slot.