Students start planning for possibility of attending college in the United States as early as their first year of high school (first form). During this time, students main focus should be on getting the best grades possible and for student-athletes working on your craft. It is never too early to begin thinking about which colleges they may be interested in attending. In addition, students should explore what career path they are interested in (eg. Medicine, law, engineer, business, physical therapy, dentistry, teaching/academics, scientist, music, nursing, agriculture etc) which can sometimes help narrow the choices of colleges.
Requirements
Disbursing Funds
Information coming soon.
Terms
Nomination of Students
Application Deadline
Rolling application submission.
SAT or ACT test scores (Dr. Naima SAT Scholarship available to non US Citizens)
1.English2. Mathematics3. Science course (Biology, Physics, Chemistry)4.Social science5. Elective eg: Mathematics, History, Geography, English, Religious course
First, it is very important to recognize the difference between Division I and Division III at the college level.
For Division I, if the active recruiters are not already contacting you then it is most likely that your athletic talents are not at that competitive, athletic scholarship level.
However, Division III is the largest division in college athletics and having small recruitment budgets and being without scholarships, these colleges may only learn about you if you tell them about yourself.
Once you have identified the type of college you would like to attend including the academic requirement and eligibility requirements, you can make a list of the things that are important to you as a potential freshman including:
Identify which colleges you are interested in, use their websites and REACT
Frequently ask questions for incoming college students to coaches
Questions you should NOT ask:
This template does not guarantee responses from every college coach you reach out to. What it does guarantee though is that when it does land in the inbox of the college coach who’s been looking for an athlete like you, they’ll have everything they’ll need to know about you right there! i.e your email isn’t going into the trash bin!
Instructions:
2. Feel free to add your own personal flavor to your recruitment email.
3. DO NOT mass email college coaches. Address each coach individually.
4. Don’t forget to actually attach the links and videos!
5. Share your results with me on Instagram @coachkristaforbes!
RECRUITMENT EMAIL
Subject Line:
Your Name | [Your Best Event] [PR] | [Your biggest athletic achievement]
Body:
Hi Coach [Insert Name Here]
My name is [First name] [Last Name]. I’m a [year] and a [event Eg. Sprinter] from [high school] in [city], [state or country].
I do the [event 1], [event 2 (if applicable)] and [event 3 (if applicable)]. My PRs are [event 1 pr], [event 2 pr] and [event 3 pr] respectively. I’m [height] and [weight].
My SAT scores are [SAT Scores] with a [score] in reading and a [score] in math. (Feel free to add ACT scores in the same way if applicable. You can add both if you’d like.)
I’m really interested in your program. (This is where you can add that flavor and tell them exactly why.)
Attached are my highlight videos (can be practice footage or competition footage) and links to where you can find my PRs online. (If it’s not online, it doesn’t exist. You need this link.)
If you’re available sometime this week, can we schedule time to talk about your program and what you’re looking for in a potential recruit?
I can be reached at this email address or at [phone number].
Looking forward to speaking with you,
[Your Name]
There are 3 types of offer letter
“Prince charming” – Looks good but there may be certain expectations that you will need to fulfil.
“Scary step mom” – An offer that may not be the best if you read between the lines. Also if you feel like you are being rushed to make a decisions.
“Golden egg”- This is the offer that is clear and the coach is open to all your questions.
Would like to say a huge thank you to Coach Forbes from the college Pro.
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