We help student athletes develop an appropriate strategy for pairing their academic interests with their athletic talents.
Get Paid To Play
One option for the elite athlete is to find colleges and universities that will both pay their tuition bills and offer the opportunity to play the sport at the highest level of competition. Primarily, students pursuing this strategy will want to focus on NCAA Division I and NCAA Division II schools, along with schools in the NAIA.
The recruiting process can be very difficult to manage, however, especially when you are trying to maximize both your academic and athletic options. Students and families seek us out to help find the right balance. While we know how to communicate effectively with coaches, we also know that coaches can downplay the importance of academics in the recruiting process (after all, the coach’s priority is to win games and tournaments, not ensure that the school is a good academic fit for you).
Elite athletes who want the possibility of winning a sports scholarship, but who are equally concerned about finding a good academic fit, find that we can help them navigate both paths. We have worked with elite athletes in a number of sports who have found success in landing scholarships at NCAA Division I universities.
Sell Your Athletic “Hook”
Colleges and universities are looking for excellent athletes to round out their rosters–whether or not they are offering scholarship money. Outstanding athletes may want to use their athletic gifts as a “hook” to help them gain admission to elite universities. Many top-ranked colleges and universities, whether or not they offer athletic scholarships, are on the hunt for talented scholar-athletes.
We can help you maximize your potential, both athletically and academically. We have experience working with elite athletes who have successfully been offered spots at Ivy League and other top-ranked colleges and universities. By managing communications with both coaches and admissions officers, we can help you highlight your best qualities and give you the best chances of admission to top-notch schools.
Find Ways To Continue Participating
Some students, regardless of their athletic accomplishments in high school, are not necessarily interested in continuing their athletic commitments in college. These students may be somewhat burned out by the sport, or they may want to explore new activities in college, or they may want to shift their focus from athletics to academics. Still, these students are not willing to give up the sport altogether. They may, in fact, be struggling a bit as to where the sport fits into their college decision. Through counseling and an exploration of the options, we can help students figure out where sports fit into their priorities. We can help them balance various factors, and provide possibilities for continued participation in the sport, without building in too many pressures.
No matter what your strategy, Montgomery Educational Consulting can help you find the college that fits you best, both academically and athletically.
To learn more about how we serve the needs of athletes, give us a call or contact us via email. You may also want to read the articles below from our archive.
Division I vs. Division III: Sports as a Job or as a Ticket to Academic Success?
College Visits: Questions to Ask Athletic Coaches
Club Sports Provide New Opportunities to Participate in Sports
