When college advisors have initial conversations with prospective college student-athletes, one of the most common refrains goes something like this: “I want to play for an NCAA team, but only if it’s for a top-ranked program or at a prestigious school.” On the surface, this approach sounds perfectly fine. After all, you may ask, what’s…
How Does College Sports Recruitment Work? Being recruited to a college as a student-athlete is no easy feat. However, hopeful students interested in college sports recruitment can be proactive and take certain steps increase to their chances. Thousands of athletes are overlooked simply because coaches didn’t know they were out there. Whatever your sport, below…
At International College Counselors, parents frequently ask us how their student-athlete can get recruited by a college, and how their student-athlete can get noticed by the right coach. Standout, all-conference athletes at powerhouse high schools typically get noticed by scouts and coaches. However, that leaves thousands of outstanding athletes at smaller high schools being overlooked…
Myth: Athletic Scholarships Are All Full-Ride Scholarships Countless high school athletes and their families assume that athletic scholarships are all full-ride scholarships. Unfortunately, this is not true. For every 100 high school students, there is one full athletic scholarship available. Full scholarships are not available in all sports either. They are pretty much only available in Division…