| Whether you are currently in a college search or | | | | accomplishments. That way coaches would have |
| have already gone through the process to find a | | | | been able to see what kind of kid they were truly |
| college, you know that the whole process can be | | | | getting. |
| one huge headache. I remember how hard it was for | | | | That's not the only college I played for. I was able to |
| me, and always thought that there had to be some | | | | play for a university and got a sweet college |
| easier way. I was an athlete and was trying to find a | | | | scholarship for doing so. Living in the age of |
| good college to play for, but my resources were | | | | information colleges are able to learn about athletes |
| extremely limited. | | | | and students quickly, but it can be a time-consuming |
| I'm going to inform you about how recruiting takes | | | | process if they don't know where to look. Sadly |
| place. A recruiter from a school of higher education | | | | enough, many of the most talented athletes never |
| travels around the country checking out high school | | | | get looked at because they don't know the right |
| state tournaments. Because my high school didn't | | | | people who have the right connections. Shouldn't we |
| make the state tournament often I had to rely on | | | | do something about that? |
| my coach and who she knew so that my name | | | | I know the ins and outs of the recruiting process. |
| would be had among coaches at a higher level. If only | | | | Coaches have to travel all around the states to find |
| there would have been an easier way to let my | | | | places to recruit players. It takes up alot of money |
| abilities be made known. Now I know that I wasn't | | | | and time. If they aren't traveling then they are at |
| the next Lisa Leslie, but I knew I was good enough | | | | home still looking for opportunities to find players. I |
| to play at the next level. | | | | use to help my coach, the year after I finished |
| Usually only the very best athletes have it easy | | | | playing. I had to fill and address envelopes to to alot |
| during the recruiting process. I had to do my own | | | | of different universities and colleges asking if they |
| search to find a college that was really for me. | | | | had any people available. What a awful waste of |
| looked at the different colleges in the state after | | | | paper. |
| being contacted by most of them. Luckily for me, | | | | Don't get discouraged! Now the power is returning to |
| my coach knew the right people at a junior college | | | | the student. Or I guess the power is now with the |
| that had a good reputation. | | | | student since it never really was in the first place. |
| I lucked out and found a notable junior college to | | | | Students now will be able to showcase themselves |
| play for, but even though I found a team, I still think | | | | and what they can do to every college admissions |
| about what could have happened if I had a college | | | | officer in America. Whether you are the star athlete |
| search tool available to me or a place on the web | | | | or the best actor in your high school, now you can |
| where I would be able to upload cool moments in my | | | | show that by posting your highlights and |
| high school career. And not only that, but to be able | | | | accomplishments in the electronic world for all |
| to post all of my academic information and all my | | | | colleges to see. |