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 What has changed in the recruiting and application process in the last few years?

1 - The NCAA has changed eligibility requirements from 13 to 14 core classes and dropped computer science as an acceptable core course. In 2008, it will jump to 16 core courses.

2 - The NCAA has changed the sliding SAT/ACT/GPA scale that determines eligibility and will probably have to change it again in 2005-06 when the SAT test goes to a total score of 2400.

3 - The NCAA is changing the way they calculate the graduation rate and will begin to penalize athletic programs for poor graduation rates! This will place more emphasis on recruiting athletes that are actually interested in staying at one school and doing some schoolwork.

4 - The Ivy League has raised their academic index scale to reflect the student body more and applied the Academic Index to all Ivy sports.

5 - The PSAT is being changed to reflect new changes in the SAT.

6 - The SAT is being changed. Among the changes are the additions of an essay section, dropping the analogy portion of the verbal section, and adding higher-level math questions that include Algebra 2. The test will be roughly 30 minutes longer and a perfect score will now become 2400. The changes will take effect for the HS class of 2006.

7 - The federal government has changed the financial aid calculation, which is affecting thousands of families who were once eligible for aid and are now not eligible!

8 - New 529 financial savings programs are on the market as well as new independent programs.

9 - The Internet is making each and every school in the country a possible choice for student-athletes from all over the world. Many years ago the recruiting process was a regional process for many coaches. Now coaches are getting inquiries and evaluating student-athletes from thousands of miles away.

10 - The emergence of specialization (focusing on one sport) AAU teams, Olympic development teams, camps, private instruction, and personal training is turning out bigger and better student-athletes who are more driven for athletic scholarships and roster spots on college teams.

11 - The economy is affecting schools and forcing cutbacks in majors and athletic teams at all levels including public and private schools.

12 - More and more institutional financial aid money is being awarded to students who don’t necessarily need the money.

13 - Title IX is opening up more programs for women and reducing some programs for men.

14 - The NCAA has recently raised the minimum number of varsity team all D1 Universities have to offer from 14 to 16 teams. This is causing many schools to add entirely new teams overnight for which they need to recruit 15 to 30 students for in one year to get the program going. This offers an immediate opportunity for you to play and contribute to the growth of a new program.

15 - The NCAA has more member schools and participating athletes than ever before. Over 1,000 schools and 360,000 student-athletes.

16 - New sports like bowling, archery, badminton, equestrian, rugby, squash, synchronized swimming, and handball are starting to emerge at the NCAA level and as they grow, you will see more athletic scholarship money for these sports.
 
 
 
 
 
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