Resources for Writing the College Application Essay
This link takes you to a blog that will help you break down each of the essay prompts on the Common App and gives you some great ideas on getting started. http://blog.prepscholar.com/common-app-essay-prompts Below is a power point which introduces you to the Common App prompts and helps you with brainstorming for topics. […]
SAT Testing Dates
SAT Testing Dates Click here to find this year's testing dates and deadlines: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/dates-deadlines
ACT Testing Dates
ACT Testing Dates: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act.html
You Don’t Have to Miss Practice because of a Recruiting Visit
I coached at the club level for 30 years and I always struggled with my swimmers missing practices to take official recruiting visits. Recruiting visits have always been a necessary evil for club coaches, but missing 2 to 3 days of practice for 4 or 5 visits during the first 3 months of the season […]
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE A COACH’S BEST OFFER?
The answer is you don’t because most coaches don’t know. You can usually count on the first offer not being their best offer, but where do you go from there? College recruiting changes on a daily level throughout the year, but it changes on an hourly level in the fall. You have to stay in […]
Fueling for Success
Competitive swimming is certainly one of the most physically demanding sports there is. Just ask a football player to try one of your workouts. I know tons of swimmers who train their tails off, go to practice at 5:30 in the morning, train on Saturday and Sundays, compete in meets that take all weekend and […]
How New NCAA Rules are Affecting Scholarship Offers
A couple of years ago the NCAA changed its rules to allow coaches to guarantee scholarships beyond the first year. Some coaches do and some don’t. If a coach doesn’t offer a guarantee, then you need to ask. Guarantees should be listed on the scholarship agreement form. Usually, but not always it is pretty rare […]
New NCAA Rule Changes in Plain English
The NCAA passed new rules yesterday that will have a huge effect on recruiting. Our own NCAA Compliance Director spent several hours on the phone with the NCAA to make sure of our interpretation of the new changes. This only affects Division I programs. The new rules will affect the following areas: […]
How to Separate Yourself from the Thousands of Recruits Out There
The odds of getting recruited and swimming in college are pretty slim. It has been estimated there are well over 40,000 high school senior girls and over 35,000 senior boys who want to swim in college every year. This is counting high school, club and international swimmers and the number of international swimmers wanting to […]
The Importance of Extra Curricular / Volunteer Activities for the College-bound Athlete
Juggling sports, academics and community service can lead to quite a hectic schedule for high school students; however, for the college-bound student these days, it is a must. According to Topunivserities.com, it does not matter what a student chooses as his or her volunteer work or extra-curricular activities, rather they look for how dedicated a […]
