This shouldn’t be a surprising statement to anyone involved in sports and trying to get recruited. After all, every sport starts off with the most basic of numbers, wins and losses, or first, second, and third place. Potential college players and their families have probably spent a significant amount of time and money the last … Read more
Finding and Paying for College Get Recruited College Admission Resources College Search Spreadsheet Planning on using a spreadsheet to track your college search? Why not save yourself time and have it loaded with the data you’re going to be copying from college search sites anyway? For $24, instead of copying information on SAT scores, admission … Read more
(I’m taking a break from regular blogging and newsletters during the holidays. Hope you enjoy the DIY College Rankings version of the 12 Days of Christmas.) On the ninth day of Christmas, DIY College Rankings wrote to me: Nine ways to improve your opportunities. 9 Resources for Creating Your Own Softball or Baseball Recruiting Video … Read more
DIY College Rankings College Search Spreadsheet-$24 Planning on using a spreadsheet to track your college search? Why not save yourself time and have it loaded with the data you’re going to be copying from college search sites anyway? For $24, instead of copying information on SAT scores, admission rates, size, graduation rates, and so on … Read more
If you read any books on college athletic recruiting, you’ll come across a section that discusses the biggest surprises to new college athletes coming from high school. I can’t think of a single one that doesn’t mention the dramatically harder college strength and conditioning programs. In fact, I’m willing to bet it would come in … Read more
The NCAA Division 2 is the smallest of the three NCAA Divisions. Division 2 colleges, like Division 1 schools, offer athletic scholarships. However, they do not offer as many scholarships in many sports and are not required to sponsor as many varsity teams as D1 programs. They also tend to offer more partial scholarships. However, since … Read more
When is it too late? When do you know that you should give up on playing D1 and start looking elsewhere because you haven’t heard from any coaches? While there will always be those who say “never say never” right up to the moment they find themselves enrolling in whatever last minute college they could … Read more
If you’re planning to create a college list, take a look at some existing lists before starting. It’s possible that you’ll find a couple that can save you a lot of time. If nothing else, a quick perusal might generate some new ideas or bring up some issues you hadn’t considered. Best of all-most of the lists are free.
Looking to create a college list? Before you reinvent the wheel, take a look at the college lists here. If you have something you think I should add, let me know. Free Lists for Newsletter Subscribers Subscribe Here Colleges that Meet 100% of Need Colleges Sponsoring National Merit Scholarships State Flagship Listing Colleges with Free … Read more
