Score College Scholarships: The Student-Athlete's Playbook to Recruiting Success

by Laura Dickinson

Overview

Did you know that over $128 billion in Federal Student Aid is available from the U.S. Department of Education to fund college for students each year? AND...

Colleges provide over $12 billion in financial aid and scholarships each year

Of this, $2.7 billion is awarded each year by coaches

Only 6% of high school athletes compete for that $2.7 billion each year?

Here is a step-by-step, easy to follow guide to successfully navigate an intentional collegiate athletic recruiting process, receive multiple offers, and earn lucrative scholarships. Pull and push marketing strategies articulate ways to market yourself and get noticed by college coaches. Behind-the-scenes information about campus tours, unofficial visits, pre-reads with admissions representatives, and official recruiting visits is provided.

Score College Scholarships also shows how to maximize financial aid and scholarships, prioritize programs, and make a final decision. This book is an invaluable tool that will help you navigate the black hole of collegiate athletic recruiting!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781641462822
Publisher:	Made For Success Publishing
Publication date:	07/10/2018
Pages:	292
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	15 - 18 Years

About the Author

Growing up, Laura Dickinson won 38 team and individual championships in 27 seasons among five sports. Wanting to swim in college, Laura conducted and documented an intentional collegiate athletic recruiting process. A high school Academic All-American, California Interscholastic Federation/Central Coast Section Scholastic Champion, California Scholarship Federation Life Member, and Marin County Youth Volunteer of the Year, Laura earned six scholarships to help pay for college. Now an NCAA collegiate swimmer, Laura’s mission is to help prospective student-athletes successfully navigate their recruiting journeys, receive multiple offers, and earn lucrative scholarships!

Editorial Reviews

As a coach who has helped develop athletes, including dozens of collegiate student-athletes in seven sports, Laura’s playbook is an invaluable resource for any athlete looking to compete in college.”
~Mark Anderson, 26-time Marin Swim League Championship Coach, Sleepy Hollow Swim Team

“Laura’s step-by-step playbook provides everything that prospective student-athletes need, whether they are highly sought-after by collegiate coaches or trying to get noticed.”
~Ken Demont, USA Swimming Coach, North Bay Aquatics

“Laura Dickinson is an extraordinary student and even more extraordinary in her ability to lay out a plan and follow it. Her guide is a canon for high school athletes seeking to find the best and most challenging mix of studies and athletics in college or university.”
~G. Robert Hamrdla, Admissions Reader and Former Assistant to the President and Professor, Stanford University

“Having watched Laura navigate and implement her recruiting process, I can tell you that she knows all the subtleties about how to find the right fit in a school and program.”
~Don Swartz, American Swim Coaches Association, Hall of Fame Coach

From the Publisher

Laura’s step-by-step playbook provides everything that prospective student-athletes need.”

Ken Demont

This guide is a canon for high school athletes seeking to find the best and most challenging mix of studies and athletics in a college or university.”

G. Robert Hamrdla

An invaluable resource for any athlete looking to compete in college.”

Mark Anderson