What is the best way to get a sports scholarship?
Hi I´m trying to figure out how I would be able to get a scholarship into a university/college for my sports achievements because one of my dreams is to do sports at the college level so I would hopefully build a career that would allow me to compete on an Olympic level. My unweighted GPA currently is a 3.5 and I have done Track, Cross Country, and planning on doing basketball so I will be in the best shape all year round. But even the main sports I do, cross country and track, seem to have the least amount of coaches who are looking for student athletes who do those two sports.
Earn karma by helping others:
2 answers
This is a very common question and in my opinion it depends on the collage you apply to and if they have a scholarship provided,if yes I suggest trying to contact a coach there that may assist you in getting a scholarship in your chosen field. I hope this helped! I’m very sorry if it didn’t and
Have a nice day!
This question is hard to answer without knowledge of your current sports achievements. Are you already nationally ranked in your event in track or cross-country (or at least within the top 5-10 in your state)? Are you already in a development team with your country's junior Olympic team or a major sport company (eg. Nike's Elite program)? If so, ask the people there to help connect you with college coaches. If you are an Olympic-level talent as a sophomore, odds are that you have already been contacted by coaches/will be contacted very soon. Possibly speak with your coach about if programs have reached out to him expressing interest in you. Even if you do receive a scholarship, most track scholarships are partial, not full (even in D1 programs). Do you need a full scholarship? Generally, I would advise practicing and improving your results as much as possible to appeal to programs.
Your chance of acceptance
Your chancing factors
Community Guidelines
To keep this community safe and supportive:
- Be kind and respectful!
- Keep posts relevant to college admissions and high school.
- Don’t ask “chance-me” questions. Use CollegeVine’s chancing instead!
Thank you for your help. And I should be in the top 10 for my state by next year and I most likely would have been highly ranked if not for a knee injury.