Student Athletes

Juniors: Athletes and Artists Take Note -- Your Application Process Starts Earlier!

Posted on Thu, 02/06/2014 - 11:02

For students with talent and interest in athletics or the arts, applying to college requires extra preparation and planning. Your timing will be significantly earlier. Athletes will need to plan well in advance for meetings with college coaches, official visits and the recruitment process. Students with talent in the arts will need to plan for the additional requirements of auditions, portfolio review, and interviews that can necessitate significant additional preparation and attention to scheduling and deadlines.

Athletics: If you hope to play Division I or II sports in college, register with the NCAA Eligibility Center by the end of the year. And if you have not already, download the Guide for the College-Bound Student Athlete at ncaa.org.

Arts: If you plan to study one of the arts in college, submission of supplementary materials demonstrating your talent requires thought and planning. You should be working on completing any audition tapes, art portfolios, theatre audition pieces or other special materials that may be required for admission to the programs you are considering.

 

Solving the Problem of the Student-Athlete Parent

Posted on Wed, 11/20/2013 - 11:09

“I love to watch you play.” Wow! Great advice on parenting a student-athlete in "What Parents Should Say as Their Kids Perform", a post from Dr. Tim Elmore, author of Nurturing the Leader Within Your Child and founder and president of Growing Leaders, an Atlanta- based non-profit organization created to develop emerging leaders. As parents, we often found it to be enormously helpful to have "sound bites" that helped us to mix up that perfect parental cocktail of high expectations and support. Read the entire post here to learn more about how parents can be about less stress and more success.

Juniors, Your Summer Checklist

Posted on Wed, 06/05/2013 - 10:14

As you head off into the summer, here's one last checklist. If you get some of these things done, you will be off to a good start when you return in the fall. And as a little added incentive, we've included links to prior posts with advice on each subject. Have a great vacation and make sure that in addition to researching colleges and writing your essays this summer, you rest, relax and recharge, as well.

Juniors: Applying as a Student Athlete

Posted on Fri, 11/02/2012 - 19:07

For students with talent and interest in athletics, applying to college requires extra preparation and an earlier timetable. Here are some areas to pay attention to as you research schools:

*             The differences among the NCAA divisions, including eligibility requirements, availability of scholarships, and the influence of your athletic ability on an admission decision.

*             The nature of the different athletic conferences -- NESCAC, Ivy League, Pac-12, Western Athletic, Northeast Ten, etc.  The conference to which a school belongs has an impact on your time commitment, the level of competition and the availability of scholarships and financial aid.

*             The particulars of applying as a student athlete. At each school, deadlines, additional materials required, scholarships and the rules governing recruiting and academic eligibility can differ.

 

For more information on applying as an athlete, including questions to ask as you make unofficial visits and input from deans of admission such as Stanford's Rick Shaw and Associate Athletic Directors such as University of Iowa's Fred Mims, see  Chapter 18, "Students with Special Talents", in College Admission: From Application to Acceptance, Step by Step.