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Highlights
- Did you know that over $128 billion in Federal Student Aid is available from the U.S. Department of Education to fund college for students each year?
- Author(s): Laura Dickinson
- 292 Pages
- Study Guides, Financial Aid
Description
About the Book
"Offers a proven, step-by-step approach for successfully navigating the collegiate athletic recruiting process, receiving multiple offers, and earning lucrative scholarships ... written from the perspective of a college applicant, who received multiple offers and earned six scholarships. With the help of this book, student-athletes and their parents will learn the most effective strategies to get noticed by college coaches, balance academic and athletic considerations, and choose the 'best fit' school"--Book Synopsis
Did you know that over $128 billion in Federal Student Aid is available from the U.S. Department of Education to fund college for students each year? AND...
- Colleges provide over $12 billion in financial aid and scholarships each year
- Of this, $2.7 billion is awarded each year by coaches
- Only 6% of high school athletes compete for that $2.7 billion each year?
Here is a step-by-step, easy to follow guide to successfully navigate an intentional collegiate athletic recruiting process, receive multiple offers, and earn lucrative scholarships. Pull and push marketing strategies articulate ways to market yourself and get noticed by college coaches. Behind-the-scenes information about campus tours, unofficial visits, pre-reads with admissions representatives, and official recruiting visits is provided.
Score College Scholarships also shows how to maximize financial aid and scholarships, prioritize programs, and make a final decision. This book is an invaluable tool that will help you navigate the black hole of collegiate athletic recruiting!
Review Quotes
"As a coach who has helped develop athletes, including dozens of collegiate student-athletes in seven sports, Laura's playbook is an invaluable resource for any athlete looking to compete in college."
Mark Anderson, 26-time Marin Swim League Championship Coach, Sleepy Hollow Swim Team
"Laura's step-by-step playbook provides everything that prospective student-athletes need, whether they are highly sought-after by collegiate coaches or trying to get noticed."
Ken Demont, USA Swimming Coach, North Bay Aquatics
"Laura Dickinson is an extraordinary student and even more extraordinary in her ability to lay out a plan and follow it. Her guide is a canon for high school athletes seeking to find the best and most challenging mix of studies and athletics in college or university."
G. Robert Hamrdla, Admissions Reader and Former Assistant to the President and Professor, Stanford University
"Having watched Laura navigate and implement her recruiting process, I can tell you that she knows all the subtleties about how to find the right fit in a school and program."
Don Swartz, American Swim Coaches Association, Hall of Fame Coach