Scholarship advice

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I’d also emphasize that her academics are really really good. That will help especially if she’s not a top level player.

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SNHU may actually be the best college around when it comes to pedagogy and student learning outcomes.
It is not selective however, and most people, me included, equate "High Academics" with selectivity. The benefit of the NESCAC is that other people's kids didn't get in. The benefit of SNHU is you might actually learn something.

There are ~2,600 on-campus students and over 140,000 enrolled online. While the priority is the revenue from the 140K the 2,600 on-campus get to reap the rewards. The campus is a Beard that legitimizes it as a "real school" for the 140K and the 2,600 on-campus students are essentially NPCs.
This isn't a bad thing. SNHU doesn't need to make money on the campus.

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Go with ECRL or DPL team to save some money. No need to go Ivy for education major. Especially if you are teaching K-8. Focus on keeping debt low. ECRL. Teams coming from Stars get commits to D2 and D3 schools all the time. Plenty of schools in New England offer teaching degrees and will offer money to play there via grants and scholarships.
Merrimack
Bodoin
Franklin Pierce
Bridgewater
Endicott
Wheaton
Westfield
Bentley

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Dropping to ECRL will dramatically drop the possibility of a scholarship as ECNL is where the recruiting is done. Is she on a strong ECNL team? if she is a mid level player on a strong team, it is OK as the team will get a lot of looks from a lot of coached during showcases and if you have a good coach, he/she will play everyone as showcases aren't about winning. My daughter's ECNL team had all but 2 players get recruited, and other than the ones that went to ivies or D3, they all got some $$.

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Although ECNL no doubt gets more looks, and opportunities, if your player is going to college to be a teacher (respectable) then limit debt. ECRL is also going to get you looks and money for colleges with education programs via grants. Sure you have to hustle more to connect with the coaches but plenty of non D1 athletes have gotten money via grants at D2 and D3 colleges. No need to focus on ECNL or D1. There’s a school for all top players. In my opinion a top player is not just ECNL. It’s ECNL, GA, ECRL, and DPL. These teams have players that can find spots in many schools. Cast a wide net. It’s not ECNL/GA or no money.

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Go with ECRL or DPL team to save some money. No need to go Ivy for education major. Especially if you are teaching K-8. Focus on keeping debt low. ECRL. Teams coming from Stars get commits to D2 and D3 schools all the time. Plenty of schools in New England offer teaching degrees and will offer money to play there via grants and scholarships.
Merrimack
Bodoin
Franklin Pierce
Bridgewater
Endicott
Wheaton
Westfield
Bentley

Bowdoin one of the most difficult schools to gain admission at sub 8% acceptance rate. They have a huge endowment and are generous with financial aid and do not offer athletic $.

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Bowdoin one of the most difficult schools to gain admission at sub 8% acceptance rate. They have a huge endowment and are generous with financial aid and do not offer athletic $.

No D3s have athletic $. However many D3s like Bowdoin have big endowments and can craft merit packages that match or even be lower than in state schools. Same with many private D1s. No one should exclude high price schools until after they get accepted and see what the offers are.

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What did the club say?
if she is on a legit ECNL Team she will get offers. The "top Players" will have more options than the bubble players, but most kids in ECNL (all of Stars Blue) have offers and make commitments to play somewhere.
For a player at that level a scholarship is definitely in play. The size of that scholarship is what matters. The size will depend on how much BETTER she is than what they normally recruit.

Too many think that because she's "good enough" to play at URI, HC or Merrimack, she will get a good scholarship. She won't. They already have a bunch of players at that level and a line of others waiting to come in. Token amounts will be offered, and she can hold a pen on NLI Signing Day.
To get a significant offer, she needs to be a significant improvement to the team. Target well, and don't discount DII (e.g. Bentley)

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Yes the size of the athletic scholarship offer is highly correlated to how badly the coach wants you. If you're getting <20% that's a possible warning (although some coaches may up it if you exceed expectations). Plenty of kids getting nothing or barely book money. There's only so many ways to slice up 14 scholarships