Continue with your best performance course work and ensure that it exceeds minimum NCAA requirements (core courses)
Be prepared to put in extra study time
Participate on high school athletic teams –JV or varsity
Keep record of ALL academic and athletic achievements and statistics and update resume
Organize a filing system and a follow up plan to track colleges that respond to your inquiries
Research colleges you have interest in and those that have interest in you. Include academic standards, majors, athletics, social, size, location, etc.Involve parents, counselors, coaches
Evaluate your PSAT results–High PSAT scores might qualify you for National Merit Scholarships.
Register, prepare, and take ACT, SATs –Meet with college representatives as they visit your school
Meet with your counselor to create a testing plan and develop a list of colleges for your academic, athletic, and personal match
Meet with your coach for a realistic athletic evaluation –which college level should you target?
Ask coaches for assistance in the recruiting process –Send letters of interest and resumes to college coaches
Attend local College Fairs –Take class trips to local college campuses –Complete Common Application
Begin individual and family conferences with counselor to createa list of colleges to be researched by student
Participate in off school season programs and camps in your sport
Register and prepare for upcoming ACT, SAT and APs
Retake tests if scores are not where they need to be
Update your Player Profile and/or resume, your Spring high school season statistics, then send to interested college coaches along with your Summer sports schedule
Contact coaches at the schools that most interest you (remember, they cannot call you back, so if you leave a message, you will need to phone them again--they are not allowed to call you until July 1st of your Senior Year)
Make unofficial visits to the schools that interest you
