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College Athletics Program

Objectives

• Understand the organizations and divisions of collegiate athletics • Incorporate athletics into your college admission process • Learn about the wide scope of opportunities to continue athletics at the collegiate level • Understand how athletics can enhance your admission resume • Open the lines of communication between parents and the athletic office/college counseling office College Athletics Divisions

• NCAA • Division I- (Power 5 conferences, Mid majors, etc.) – Football only I-AA (FCS) (Southern, Patriot, Ivy League, OVC) – Pioneer League– I-AA Non Scholarship (Butler, Davidson, Dayton, etc) • Division II • Division III (Sewanee, Rhodes, Centre, BSC, NESCAC Conference) • NAIA College Athletics Data

• There are approximately 4,500,000 male high school athletes and approximately 330,000 collegiate athletes in 23 sports (~7.3%). (1.8% at the Division I level)

• Division III is a home to 58% of male collegiate student athletes and 75% of those student athletes receive some merit based or need based financial aid. There are 450 D3 schools over 34 states.

• Since 2012, over 75 MBA graduates have gone on to participate in 12 different sports at over 50 different schools

Probability Data Chart Colleges Attended by MBA Student - Athletes

University of Arizona Mercer University Miami (Ohio) University Bellarmine University University of Michigan Belmont University Middle Tennessee State University Birmingham Southern College Middlebury College Brescia University University of Mississippi Brown University University of Notre Dame Campbell University University of North Carolina Carson Newman College The Ohio State University Pomona College Columbia University Pennsylvania State University Cornell University Princeton University University of Dartmouth College University of the South (Sewanee) University of Denver University of South Carolina Dickinson College University of Southern California East Tennessee State University Southern Methodist University Emory University Stetson University University of Evansville Syracuse University Furman University Tennessee State University Georgia Institute of Technology University of Tennessee Knoxville Hanover College Tulane University Harvard College Vanderbilt University Henderson State University High Point University Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University University of Western Kentucky University Mars Hill College Williams College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wofford College Issues in admission

• Athletics is a MAJOR hook for selective admission • Athletic programs cannot give you admission to any school • The programs support you through the admission office • Early Action / Early Decision Plans • Financial Aid – Merit Scholarships at D3 Level Divison I

• 345 schools across the US • Two subdivision in football (FBS, FCS) • Athletic scholarships may be given • Head count sports (football, basketball) • Equivalency sports • Ivy League schools compete in FCS, but the schools choose not to offer athletic scholarships

Division III

• NCAA’s largest division of athletics • 451 colleges and universities are represented across 35 states : map • Colleges and universities that choose not to not to offer athletic scholarships to their student athletes • Financial aid and merit scholarships are applicable and abundant

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Southern Athletic New England Small College Athletic Association (SAC) Assoc. (NESCAC) (Little Ivy)

• Berry College (GA) • Amherst College (MA) (1)

• Birmingham Southern (AL) • Bates College (ME) (25)

• Bowdoin College (ME) (4) • Centre College (KY) (45)

• Colby College (ME) (19) • U. of Chicago (IL) (4)

• Hamilton College (NY) (14) • (AR) (82)

• Middlebury College (VT) (4) • Rhodes College (TN) (51) • Trinity College (CT) (43) • U. of South: Sewanee (TN) (45) • Tufts Univ. (MA) (27)

• Washington U. (St. Louis) (15) • Wesleyan Univ. (CT) (14)

• Williams College (MA) (2)

Centennial Conference Midwest Conference

• Dickinson College (PA) (40) • Beloit College (IL) (60)

• Franklin & Marshall College (PA) • Carroll College (IA) (39) • Cornell College (IA) (93) • Gettysburg College (PA) (48) • Grinnell College (IA) (17) • Haverford College (PA) (12) • Illinois College (IL) • Johns Hopkins Univ. (MD) (10) • Knox College IL) • Juniata College • Lake Forest College (IL) • McDaniel College • Lawrence Univ. (WI) ((56) • Muhlenburg College • Monmouth College (IL) • Susquehanna College • Ripon College (WI) • Swarthmore College (PA) (3) • St Norbert College (WI) • Ursinus College (PA) (93)

North Coast Athletic Conf. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic (NCAC) Conf. (MIAC)

• Allegheny College (PA) • Augsburg College

• Denison Univ. (OH) (55) • Bethel Univ.

• DePauw Univ.(IN) (50) • Carleton College (8)

• Hiram College • Gustavus Adolphus College (78)

• Kenyon College (OH) (25) • Hamline Univ.

• Oberlin College (OH) (23) • Macalester College (23)

• Ohio Wesleyan College • St. Johns Univ. (79)

• Wabash College (IN) (61) • St Olaf College (51)

• Wittenburg Univ.(OH) • Univ of St. Thomas

• College of Wooster (OH) (60)

Southern California Old Dominion Athletic Conf. Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. (ODAC) (SCIAC)

• Bridgewater College (VA) • Cal Lutheran College

• Catholic Univ. (DC) • Chapman Univ.

• Emory & Henry College (VA) • Claremont - Harvey Mudd - Scripps (9) • Guilford College (NC) • Occidental College (43) • Hampden-Sydney College (VA) • Pomona - Pitzer (4)

• Randolph-Macon College (VA) • Univ. of the Redlands

• Shenandoah Univ. (VA) • Whittier College

• Washington & Lee Univ. (VA) (14)

*Independents/Misc.

• Emory Univ. (21)

• MIT (7)

• NYU (32)

• *(These schools actually play in conferences but the conference varies from sport to sport -- please check their websites)

Tim Corbin Assembly Comments Parent Panel

• John Anderson – son Jack ’17 will play baseball at Princeton University • Gordon Pollock – attended Williams College and played football / lacrosse • Kelly Motley – MBA mother; son Will ‘16 attends Kenyon College and plays baseball What students should do

• The Recruiting Process • Create an athletic resume (available in the college counseling office). • Send interest letters to college coaches (available in the college counseling office). • Plan for evaluation – Have a plan for college coaches to see you compete. Invite them to see you participate in games and/or showcases. • Video - Find out what a coach wants to see. Does he want to see a full game or a video of your skills? • Visit colleges and coaches – camps, showcases to fit your sport • Be active and be the recruiter- understand that this is a job search. Fill out recruiting questionnaires!!!

3 Thoughts to take with you!

• There are a multitude of opportunities to continue both your athletic and academic careers IF you do your research and are PROACTIVE! • Athletics can help you gain admission in the selective college admissions process • We will follow up this initial meeting with sport-specific meetings regarding the recruiting process • College Counseling Website

• Contact information : Mark Tipps: [email protected] Todd Moran: [email protected]