Your children are your passion. You would do anything to help them prosper and succeed in life. You will pay their college costs after financial aid. However, you are also a little worried. Are they making the best choices for their future?
The athletic recruitment to US colleges differs greatly from the basic academic admission. The process of reaching out to coaches, assembling your pre-read materials, and navigating the completely different timeline is not explained on any university website. Colleges in the US operate very differently from those in Europe, and nowhere else in the world are college sports as central to academic life as they are in America. To navigate this opaque process, you need professional counsel, and College Game Plan is here to help.
Academic vs. Athletic Level
Most U.S. college sports are regulated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which divides universities into three divisions that largely correspond to competitive levels. Divisions I and II offer athletic scholarships to the best athletes, but Division III does not. However, this does not mean that you cannot play sports in Division III as they offer financial aid and merit scholarships to athletes.
The academic and athletic levels of colleges do not necessarily go hand in hand. Division I includes some of the best sports colleges in the nation that do not excel in academic rankings. Likewise, Division III includes a number of world-class universities, such as the University of Chicago, MIT, Caltech, Carnegie Mellon, and Johns Hopkins.
As a parent, it is important to find the best academic and athletic fit for your child at the target school. Setting the bar too high will put her under excessive pressure during her studies, while setting it too low will prevent her from reaching her full potential.
Be careful of unsolicited approaches from international recruiting agencies. More often than not, their recommendations are based on AI-generated data that pays no attention to the student's personal interests or abilities. Large agencies are not effective at helping you put together your academic application.
College Game Plan works exclusively with families, not with future student-athletes directly. We want to ensure that the entire family is always informed and on the same page. We make no false promises and are always transparent about the pros and cons, costs and savings, and prospects and shortcomings of the colleges your child is considering. We are strictly following the NCAA recruiting guidelines and the general ethics codes of young athlete recruitment.
You will follow all communications between your prospective athlete, coaches, admissions officers, and financial aid officers. If we sense potential issues, we will raise red flags and encourage you to take the path we believe is best. Our approach is informed by our personal experience with our own children.
Please take a look at how we can help you through this process and how much it will cost!
The athletic recruitment to US colleges differs greatly from the basic academic admission. The process of reaching out to coaches, assembling your pre-read materials, and navigating the completely different timeline is not explained on any university website. Colleges in the US operate very differently from those in Europe, and nowhere else in the world are college sports as central to academic life as they are in America. To navigate this opaque process, you need professional counsel, and College Game Plan is here to help.
Academic vs. Athletic Level
Most U.S. college sports are regulated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which divides universities into three divisions that largely correspond to competitive levels. Divisions I and II offer athletic scholarships to the best athletes, but Division III does not. However, this does not mean that you cannot play sports in Division III as they offer financial aid and merit scholarships to athletes.
The academic and athletic levels of colleges do not necessarily go hand in hand. Division I includes some of the best sports colleges in the nation that do not excel in academic rankings. Likewise, Division III includes a number of world-class universities, such as the University of Chicago, MIT, Caltech, Carnegie Mellon, and Johns Hopkins.
As a parent, it is important to find the best academic and athletic fit for your child at the target school. Setting the bar too high will put her under excessive pressure during her studies, while setting it too low will prevent her from reaching her full potential.
Be careful of unsolicited approaches from international recruiting agencies. More often than not, their recommendations are based on AI-generated data that pays no attention to the student's personal interests or abilities. Large agencies are not effective at helping you put together your academic application.
College Game Plan works exclusively with families, not with future student-athletes directly. We want to ensure that the entire family is always informed and on the same page. We make no false promises and are always transparent about the pros and cons, costs and savings, and prospects and shortcomings of the colleges your child is considering. We are strictly following the NCAA recruiting guidelines and the general ethics codes of young athlete recruitment.
You will follow all communications between your prospective athlete, coaches, admissions officers, and financial aid officers. If we sense potential issues, we will raise red flags and encourage you to take the path we believe is best. Our approach is informed by our personal experience with our own children.
Please take a look at how we can help you through this process and how much it will cost!