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What You Need to Know: College Athletics
When considering your participation in athletics during college, there are a few key aspects of the process that you’ll need to navigate. It’s likely that you have questions about the recruitment process, scholarships, and college conferences, among other things. Here is some information you should know:
Types of College Fit
When looking through your college choices, it doesn’t just come down to acceptances; you’ll also want to consider overall fit to the college or university. You may consider academic, social, and financial fit, but you also want to consider personal, career, and geographic fit, as well!
Getting the Most from a College Fair
Attending a college fair can be a great opportunity to get information from a variety of different institutions and learn what they have to offer. Here are some tips for how to make the most of a college fair:
Build Your College List and Apply Coalition with Scoir
Construyendo una lista de universidades astuta
Types of Colleges
There are thousands of colleges out there for you to search through. This can be overwhelming, so we put together a list of the different categories of colleges that you may come across to help you narrow down exactly what you are looking for.
College Search Tip: Finding Affordable Options
Consejos para encontrar universidades asequibles
Exploring colleges when you can’t visit
Visiting a school is always a great way to learn more about it and consider whether the campus is a good fit for you. But sometimes—because of costs, time restraints, or travel logistics—visiting in person may not be possible.
Defining Your College Style
Throughout your high school career, you will be aiming for college. And as one step toward that goal, we think you should consider scheduling your first college tour.
Making the most of your college visit
It’s one thing to research and read all about the schools you’re considering. But a great way to know if those colleges are a good fit for you is to visit them!
On a college campus tour, you can experience firsthand where you might live, study, sleep, eat, and socialize. That’s why we highly recommend you grab your parents or someone that is supporting you in your college visit search, gas up the car, and hit the road!
Researching Colleges
Now’s the time to start thinking about colleges. But which ones?
Do you want a small liberal arts college on the East Coast? A big football university in the Midwest? A midsize engineering school on the West Coast?
Your college search means finding schools that line up with your interests, academic abilities, and future goals. There are thousands of schools out there, but only a few will be right for you.
Building a College List
Did you know? Applying to college means applying to colleges, plural.
In fact, we recommend you apply to 6-10 schools, so your list needs at least that many schools, in order to give yourself the best opportunity to make smart college choices.