Good Choices

Evan has a lot of good choices for college next year. Sometimes that makes it harder. He has applied to eight schools and gotten into six so far, with the other two applications outstanding. This process has taken so much for Craig and Evan. They whittled down a long list to eight schools. We had to divide his list into two groups, schools that have showed interest in Evan's baseball abilities and schools chosen for academics. So far he has gotten into BYU-Idaho, BYU-Hawaii, SUU, Weber, Utah State and Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. He's waiting to hear from BYU and Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.

This week Evan and Craig visited Whitman and Lewis & Clark and talked with the coaches. Both schools have been pursuing Evan pretty aggressively. The coach from Whitman calls him every week to see how Bountiful's football team is doing and how school is going. The campuses were beautiful. They are both DIII colleges with small student bodies. And far from home. {Sigh}

Whitman College:
Whitman has brand new, beautiful basball facilities, including a 24-hour private weight room and they have a great looking field. The coaches at Whitman think Evan can play as a freshman.The Lewis & Clark campus was also beautiful, with a great view of Mt. Ranier. L&C is near Portland. These coaches are also excited about Evan's abilities.He is waiting to hear from Whitman's admissions, but was told by the coaches that it shouldn't be a problem. We are also waiting to hear about financial aid at the two (expensive) baseball schools.

So, lots of great choices, but sometimes that makes it harder. Pray for him to do what's best! BYU is closer to home, but I don't want to influence his decision.