---
title: 4 Tips for Would-Be College Athletes
description: An admissions dean has advice for high schoolers who want to play at the college level.
authors:
  - name: wordsthatecho
    url: https://money.com/author/wordsthatecho/
    at_money_since: 2015
    articles: 44
    covers:
      - Education
      - Career Advice
      - Housing
      - Insurance
      - Investing
      - Lifestyle
      - Loans
      - Personal Finance
      - Retirement
    former_staff: true
published: '2016-02-12T11:45:35.000Z'
modified: '2016-02-12T11:45:35.000Z'
section: Education
tags:
  - advice
  - College
  - college advice
  - College Athletes
  - College Sports
  - High School Athletes
  - high school students
  - Money
  - Scott Verzyl
  - Sports
  - video
word_count: 96
canonical: https://money.com/4-tips-for-would-be-college-athletes/
type: Article
source: structured-blocks
---

> **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/).

![Screen Shot 2016-01-26 at 2.25.52 PM](https://img.money.com/2016/01/screen-shot-2016-01-26-at-2-25-52-pm-e1453836457194.png)

High school students who are applying to college and hoping to play a sport at the college level need to remember that colleges consider more than skill level. Grades and other extracurricular activities are important to have on your transcripts as well. High school students need to be their own advocate and seek out the NCAA and coaches so that all parties know that student intends to play at the college level. High school students should also be realistic about how well they play and where they will fit in. Not every athlete plays Division I.

```json
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@graph": [
    {
      "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
      "@id": "https://money.com/4-tips-for-would-be-college-athletes/#breadcrumb",
      "itemListElement": [
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 1,
          "name": "Home",
          "item": "https://money.com"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 2,
          "name": "Education",
          "item": "https://money.com/education/"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 3,
          "name": "Preparing for College",
          "item": "https://money.com/preparing-for-college/"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 4,
          "name": "4 Tips for Would-Be College Athletes"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "@type": "WebSite",
      "@id": "https://money.com/#website",
      "url": "https://money.com",
      "name": "Money",
      "publisher": {
        "@id": "https://money.com/#organization"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "WebPage",
      "@id": "https://money.com/4-tips-for-would-be-college-athletes/#webpage",
      "url": "https://money.com/4-tips-for-would-be-college-athletes/",
      "name": "4 Tips for Would-Be College Athletes",
      "isPartOf": {
        "@id": "https://money.com/#website"
      },
      "datePublished": "2016-02-12T11:45:35.000Z",
      "mainEntity": {
        "@id": "https://money.com/4-tips-for-would-be-college-athletes/"
      },
      "inLanguage": "en-US",
      "breadcrumb": {
        "@id": "https://money.com/4-tips-for-would-be-college-athletes/#breadcrumb"
      },
      "dateModified": "2016-02-12T11:45:35.000Z"
    },
    {
      "@type": "Article",
      "headline": "4 Tips for Would-Be College Athletes",
      "articleSection": "Education",
      "image": [
        {
          "@type": "ImageObject",
          "url": "https://img.money.com/2016/01/screen-shot-2016-01-26-at-2-25-52-pm-e1453836457194.png",
          "width": 1411,
          "height": 777,
          "caption": "Screen Shot 2016-01-26 at 2.25.52 PM"
        }
      ],
      "author": [
        {
          "@type": "Person",
          "name": "wordsthatecho",
          "url": "https://money.com/author/wordsthatecho/",
          "@id": "https://money.com/author/wordsthatecho/#author"
        }
      ],
      "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization",
      "datePublished": "2016-02-12T11:45:35.000Z",
      "description": "An admissions dean has advice for high schoolers who want to play at the college level.",
      "abstract": "An admissions dean has advice for high schoolers who want to play at the college level.",
      "@id": "https://money.com/4-tips-for-would-be-college-athletes/",
      "inLanguage": "en-US",
      "dateModified": "2016-02-12T11:45:35.000Z",
      "wordCount": 96,
      "keywords": [
        "advice",
        "College",
        "college advice",
        "College Athletes",
        "College Sports",
        "High School Athletes",
        "high school students",
        "Money",
        "Scott Verzyl",
        "Sports",
        "video"
      ],
      "about": [
        {
          "@type": "Thing",
          "name": "Education",
          "sameAs": [
            "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education"
          ]
        },
        {
          "@type": "Thing",
          "name": "College admissions in the United States",
          "sameAs": [
            "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_admissions_in_the_United_States"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```