First things first, you need to gather some sort of film for yourself. Whether it be from a game you played in or clips of just yourself throughout your high school career, you need something to grab the coaches attention.
An alternative to doing this is to attend show case tournaments in the summer or fall where many coaches will be recruiting and looking for prospects. For instance, I attended this tournament a couple summers ago and prior to attending it, I sent emails to coaches who's school I was interested in letting them know I would be attending.
I never actually took this route, but at many tournaments there are companies that will offer to video tape you, and only you, so that you can put together a highlight package. Many of my friends used Lacrosse Recruits.
The second step, once connecting with a coach, is to talk school marks. For many Canadians like myself, we must take the SAT test by ourselves and coaches understand that and are patient with that.
So if your marks fall within the school's requirements, than you're sitting pretty... if the coach wants you.
From there on out, it is all numbers.
Schools who are Private do not give athletic scholarships. This may scare a lot of players away seeing as they are looking for the biggest and best scholarship offer. But, Private schools usually find a way to work around that and give plenty of little scholarships that add up, as well as financial aid.
Financial Aid can vary for every family, depending on parental marital status and income, and it can go all the way to whether you went to a Catholic high school or not. Point is, if a school wants you, they will make the best possible offer to get you to play for them.
Here is another link to a great guide on college recruiting for high school lacrosse players
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