How to Get an Athletic Scholarship That Possibly Can Give You Everything for Free!
How many young kids haven’t dreamt about becoming a professional athlete? But we all know how difficult it is to make it to the top in the world of sports. But how about playing your sport in the USA for a university team. That’s right; you can play College Sports in the USA and get paid for it.
And even the average-to-good athletes out there have a very good chance of making it. This is YOUR chance to become a “professional” athlete. You get more than a sports experience, you get:
An education
Improve your English skills
Travel
Adventure
Lots of fun
YOU GET AN EXPERIENCE FOR LIFE!!!! It’s an experience that normally only wealthy people can afford. We will show you how you can get this experience for free, and get paid for doing it.
It’s expensive to go to school in the USA. There is no free education. Instead there are different ways to get so-called scholarships that will pay for your time in school. In the USA you play your sport for university teams rather than for club teams. Athletes are thus able to get very valuable Athletic Scholarships when they play for the university team.
A full-ride Athletic Scholarship covers the university’s tuition fees, books, insurance, housing, and food money. A scholarship can thus easily have an annual value of US$10,000 to $50,000.
There are several hundred universities out there that offer Athletic Scholarships to talented athletes.
But how do you find these universities and how do you apply for the scholarships? What are the rules and restrictions on the scholarships? When should you apply? What are the coaches looking for? Where in the US should you go? There are a lot of issues that naturally leads to a lot of questions.
We prepared a guide that will answer all your questions The How to get an Athletic Scholarship Guide is written by other International student-athletes. The guide includes all the information you need to prepare properly for your USA adventure.
Requirements
You need to complete your High School (or equivalent degree) in your home country in order to enroll in a university in the US.
You also need to take the TOEFL test and possibly the SAT test. Read more about additional requirements in the Student handbook.
The sports guide covers the following:
Tips on how to convince the coach that you are the right player for the team
What to include in your application package
How to prepare a possible promo-video
Sample letters to make it easy for you to contact the US coaches
Lots of information about college sports, the teams, the season, the level of competition, etc.
Learn about the various rules and regulations and get tips on how to overcome them
How to search for a university sports team that fits you
Read about how other International Student-Athletes prepared for their USA adventures
International Business scholarships to study abroad in college?
Hi,
I really want to major in International Business at a California State University(NOT a UC), but I am in need of financial aid.
I am a senior in High School and have already studied abroad once(I won two scholarships for it last year).
Any help would be great,
thank you,
Celene=]
in the central coast(bay area) of Cali=D
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19 Comments on “How to Get an Athletic Scholarship That Possibly Can Give You Everything for Free!”
University Language Services is currently hosting a college scholarship for international and study abroad students. You must be a senior in high school or already in college. It is a photo contest that allows you to win one of four prizes. Check it out and good luck!
Hi,
For information on scholarships, student support, grants and student loans have a look at
http://taweek.com/11.html
It's got a lot of good stuff for you to look at. Have a look at the free textbooks you can download at the 'TextBooks – Sometimes Free – Always Cheaper' section further down the page
Good Luck
Try these links:
http://www.yorku.ca/web/futurestudents/scholarships/Scholarship_Intl.html
http://www.studyabroad.com/forum/financial_aid.html
http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/ld.phtml
Try Oxford University UK or probably University of chicago united states, this are one of the best universities i can imagine for now, you can contact PROF. Broughton in the UK, here is his email link: broughtonrobert@ymail.com or Mr Johnson in the united states: ben_aggie123@yahoo.com.
You have to go to the website of international student of the university you want to go. They might have information about it or you can always email them. I know that a couple of universities in Oregon have a cultural program that allows international students to go to school for cheaper.
I found some info about getting this scholarship online in this scholarship database – education.mypressonline.com
-Yes it would be better to graduate with an IB scholarship than a regular one because IB courses in high school is like taking college courses. And since IB is mostly college level courses you are able to receive credits for college during high school so…
-And yes it would also give you a higher chance at getting into a good college because they will be able to see that you can the handle the pressure.
-I would say the change would somewhat hard because you are going from regular classes to college coursed classes. It would be somewhat difficult but the result would be more than likely worth it.
I hope this helps you out a bit.
There area a lot of scholarships for specific situations. i do not know if it applys to you but i got my list from;
http://www.tracemediums.com/front%20page/Consulting/site/Grantlist.html
for a small fee. You can also get some online, but not too in detail.
There are scholarships and government grants available for this case. But you will need to go to a website like Scholarship Support so you can learn more about how to find and apply for these. Scholarship Support provides free information and services that help students get Scholarships, Government Grants and Student Loans. Good Luck
Here is a good website about coming to the US to go to school. There is a good section about financial aid…
Hola Pete tu puedes!!! I found interesting information about your answer, college loans,SCHOLARSHIPS, college grants here.http://all-student-loan-consolidation.blogspot.com/2007/07/scholarships.html
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You would definitely need to take the TOEFL no matter what if you are a foreign student unless it is determined that you live in an English speaking country and that you have been brought up speaking English. Of course though, this all depends on the college. The TOEFL is an exam which determines your level of competence in English. Just by reading your question, I would guess that you are pretty proficient in English and I think you would not have any trouble with the TOEFL. As for the SATs, there are schools that do not require them, like Bowdoin College and Bates College in Maine where it is optional and there are other ones as well. To apply for a scholarship, you usually have to apply to a college first.
You have good grades and are good at soccer, so I would say you have a lot going for you and yes you could get a scholarship even if you are from another country.
Most private schools do not give International students financial aid, in fact, they need proof up front that your bills will be paid for if you are attending boarding school and require payment quicker than they do with local students. The only reason a lot of schools will go through the hassle of admitting foreign students (paperwork, visa, etc) is because they typically can pay full tuition and will donate generously.
In this economy, need-blind admissions aren't as they were, and they were very rare to begin with. First, current school families who are having financial difficulties will be looked at for financial aid, and they may be able to qualify easier than a new student. This is fair, they've already paid into the school.
Because there are a limited amount of funds, even schools that state they are need-blind aren't really. There will be many more qualified applicants at the top schools than there are spaces, so not every qualified applicant will be offered a space or financial aid, or the financial aid they offer will be very low. Need blind doesn't mean full financial aid. Even at Phillips Academy it is not as need-blind as they seem to make it out to be, and I believe that is the only need-blind boarding school now.
http://www.privateschoolreview.com/
http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/
http://schools.com/
Good luck!
Talk to your guidance counselor. I'm sure they can help.
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