How do athletics help reduce the costs of college at a non-scholarship school?
One of the things that initially scare a lot of families (especially the parents) away from Division III private schools is the initial price tag. Some of these schools cost in the range of $30,000 plus and the price tag is raising every year. With 3% inflation on top of that fee, these schools are [...]
When you should ask or bring up possibly walking on during the football recruiting process?
It may be tough to swallow but there may come a time when you realize that you are not good enough to receive a scholarship from State University during the athletic recruiting process. It may have been your dream to receive that offer but with your position full of recruits, it doesn’t look good for [...]
How many college applications should I fill out during the athletic recruiting process?
With the time it takes to fill out an application as well as the fee for each one, this would not exactly be something that high school athletes look forward to. It is something that they will dread, especially one that requires an essay, simply because of the time and effort involved. Teenagers spend enough [...]
Schools that always talk about scholarship offers during the athletic recruiting process
If you are using this site and learning more about the overall athletic recruiting process, I would assume that your goal is to land a college scholarship. This scholarship will help offset the costs of getting a college education and could help you finish with a degree debt free afterwards. So if that is your [...]
Make sure the athletic recruiting process is a joint effort between parents and athletes
A few weeks back I talked about how much feedback parents should get when helping their children make a college decision. And while some agreed and others disagreed, the child has to be the one making the final call because a college education is vital these days for helping your long term career prospects. But [...]
Is it ethically wrong to consider other schools when committed during the athletic recruiting process?
I recently received a forwarded question that I thought needed to be addresses when talking about the athletic recruiting process. This does apply to all sports but was specifically a football recruit. This athlete received multiple offers during the spring and summer. He wanted to get a decision out of the way early so he [...]
How do I research what other athletes a college is recruiting for football or basketball?
Think about how difficult it would be as a national recruit in the early 1990s. Let’s just say that you were rated a top 150 recruit by a magazine and had football coaches from all over the country trying to sign you. If you were from Texas, schools like Notre Dame, Nebraska, Miami, Oklahoma, and [...]
Why do college coaches call prospective athletes during the recruiting process?
As I will talk about later in a future article, there is no doubt in my mind that phone calls are a very important part of the recruiting process for all sports. These are a great time as an athlete to get questions answered about the schools that you are looking into. And if you [...]
Keeping track of your athletic recruiting attention from college coaches
One important aspect that may be a huge benefit to your recruiting process is staying organized. While it may seem easy, keeping track of all the attention that you receive is something that will help you make that final decision. It gives you a chance to look back at all of the schools you are [...]
What does “We do not have any scholarships available” really mean in the football recruiting process?
I recently received an email from one of the most faithful fans and readers of this site stating that multiple schools recently told him that the school does not have any scholarships available. There is no doubt that this athlete is extremely frustrated by hearing this response and feels that it may actually be a [...]