Getting Exposure, Getting Attention, and Getting Offers: Why the Difference Matters

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Want to learn about the most important element of the recruiting process?

Then you don’t want to miss the upcoming Facebook Live Session with Darrell Coulter on the Play College Baseball Facebook Page.
 
Part 3, will be on Monday, March 5th, 7:30 pm central time, I’ll be hosting Darrell Coulter, founder of S.T.A.R.T.T. Pitching and PitcherMatch.

Darrell with be discussing “Getting Exposure, Getting Attention, and Getting Offers: Why the Difference Matters.” The focus in Part 3 will be on tools for targeting coaches and programs.

 

Part 3: Getting Offers

Part 2: Building Relationships

Part 1: Getting Exposure

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Do More Rich Kids Get Into Harvard Because They’re Smarter?

little kid with backpack in front of blackboard representing wealth advantage in college admissions

Little kid in front of blackboard representing wealth advantage in college admissionsWhy am I asking the question? It started with a college list. I decided to create a list of colleges that have an acceptance rate of 20% or lower. The idea is that I would use it as a sample for other lists I’m creating and hoping to sell. See, most students won’t get into the most competitive schools so I’m not really losing anything by giving away such a list. A total of 43 schools made the list.

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Failure is Part of the Path to Success

A forest scene with two dirt paths diverging among tall trees and green undergrowth, reminiscent of a baseball recruiting example where choices lead to different futures.

path spliting in woods representing baseball recruiting exampleDoes playing baseball at Princeton and getting drafted by the Detroit Tigers count as success in playing baseball? If so, then pay attention to Steve Young’s recruiting story. The path to success isn’t always straight and obvious.


I remember the first letter I received from a college that was interested in me to play baseball for their program. I was a sophomore in high school and it was from Notre Dame. Now, I had already made up my mind in 7th grade that I was going to play baseball at Stanford but getting a letter from anyone at this point felt awesome! My first thought was, “How did they find me?”

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Why Your Most Affordable College May Be Outside the United States

A laptop, passport, airplane tickets, notebook, and pencil on a desk, with a cup of coffee and text suggesting going to college abroad for affordability.

Passport representing going to college abroadWhen creating a list of colleges to apply to, smart families make sure the list includes several “financial safeties.” These are colleges that the students are likely to be admitted and the family is certain to afford. However, given the need to apply for financial aid, it’s increasingly difficult to identify financial safeties. After all, you don’t really know how much you’re going to pay until you get your award.

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50-50 Highlights: Colleges in the Economist’s Top 100 College Rankings

Colleges in the Economist's Pocket full of money representing Top 100 College RankingsDuring last fall’s college rankings frenzy, I missed the Economist’s first ever contribution to the college rankings. Having taken some time to look over the list and methodology, I think they have something meaningful to contribute to comparing colleges. Like Money Magazine’s Rankings, the Economist is looking at the financial results of a college education. Unlike Money which focuses on the Return On Investment, the Economist’s college rankings are focused on the school effect.

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