Monday, June 11, 2007

Good Rower+Good Grades = Scholarship Offers!

Good interview about a very talented student athlete from New Jersey. Gives you a clue about the value of being both a top student and athlete will do for you in the process of college athletic recruiting.

While this girl is #1 in her class, the schools she is considering are all the very best. You can still find this type of money for being a top tier student (not necessarily #1) at colleges with slightly lower rankings. It's all relative.

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Track coaches apparently want athletes with stomaches made of steel in addition to lungs and legs. Asking a student to wait until the end of May on a scholarship offer is stretching it a bit far if you ask me - especially if they have other options like this athlete in Missouri.

Worth a read for you track and field athletes. Read Story.

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