Timelines

9th Grade Timeline

Develop your College goals and objectives worksheet
Review and understand the NCAA’s academic eligibility requirements
Participate in high school extra-curricular activities, i.e. Student Council
Develop a resume including academic and athletic achievements
Create your first list of colleges that you may be interested in
Set academic goals that meet NCAA requirements
Meet with your College Guidance Counselor to review your program
Schedule meeting with high school college counselor to review your freshman year progress
Participate in off school season programs and camps in your sport
Visit colleges during your summer travels

10th Grade Timeline

Participate on high school athletic teams –JV or varsity
Keep a record of ALL your academic and athletic achievements and statistics, and update your resume
Continue progressing toward completion of your academic courses as required by the NCAA.
Begin considering future careers you may be interested in
Work with your counselor to determine appropriate majors/coursest o best prepare you for such careers
Take PSAT
Research colleges that may be of interest to you
Schedule campus visits to colleges of interest
Visit colleges during your summer travels
Participate in off school season programs and camps in your sport
Update your player profile and send to coaches with an appropriate cover letter, your Spring statistics, and your Summer schedule
Follow up with interested coaches

11th Grade Timeline

Continue with your best performance course work and ensure that it exceeds minimum NCAA requirements (core courses)
Be prepared to put in extra study time
Participate on high school athletic teams –JV or varsity
Keep record of ALL academic and athletic achievements and statistics and update resume
Organize a filing system and a follow up plan to track colleges that respond to your inquiries
Research colleges you have interest in and those that have interest in you. Include academic standards, majors, athletics, social, size, location, etc. Involve parents, counselors, coaches
Evaluate your PSAT results–High PSAT scores might qualify you for National Merit Scholarships.
Register, prepare, and take ACT, SATs –Meet with college representatives as they visit your school
Meet with your counselor to create a testing plan and develop a list of colleges for your academic, athletic, and personal match
Meet with your coach for a realistic athletic evaluation –which college level should you target?
Ask coaches for assistance in the recruiting process –Send letters of interest and resumes to college coaches
Attend local College Fairs –Take class trips to local college campuses –Complete Common Application
Begin individual and family conferences with counselor to create a list of colleges to be researched by student
Participate in off school season programs and camps in your sport
Register and prepare for upcoming ACT, SAT and APs
Retake tests if scores are not where they need to be
Update your Player Profile and/or resume, your Spring high school season statistics, then send to interested college coaches along with your Summer sports schedule
Contact coaches at the schools that most interest you (remember, they cannot call you back, so if you leave a message, you will need to phone them again–they are not allowed to call you until July 1st of your Senior Year)
Make unofficial visits to the schools that interest you

12th Grade Timeline

Participate in off season sports and camps
Continue with your best performance course work and ensure that it exceeds minimum NCAA requirements
Implement an off season strength and conditioning workout
Play as much as you can to stay in shape and sharp with the ball
Relax and enjoy the summer!
Thank all the people that have helped you through this process, especially your parents!