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College Questionnaire

For all high school student athletes looking to attend college in the coming years...

What are some of the questions to ask when choosing a college or university?

COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY

  • Distance from home?
  • Is the university in an urban or rural setting?
  • What is the student enrollment?
  • What is the size of the campus?
  • What are the residence halls like?
  • Must students live on campus? 
  • What are the campus activities?
  • Is this college or university a commuter or residential campus?
  • What is the vision/mission statement of the university?
  • Is the campus safe? Is it a friendly environment?

ACADEMICS

  • Does this college or university have my major?
  • How many years will it take me to get through my major?
  • How strong is my major at this college/university?
  • What is the student to professor ratio? What is the average class size?
  • What is the graduation rate for the university, students in my major, athletes, the program?
  • What percent of graduates are placed out of my major?
  • Do student-athletes get priority scheduling?
  • Is tutorial help available? Writing center?  Are study tables required?
  • Are professors willing to work with the schedule of an athlete?
  • Does the coach monitor grades / class attendance? How?

THE PROGRAM

  • What is the vision/core values of the program?
  • What kind of tradition has the program established?
  • What level of commitment has been made to the program by the college or university/athletic department?
  • How strong is the conference?
  • What was the win/loss record last season? Over the past 5 seasons?
  • Where did the team finish in the conference last year? Over the past 5 years?
  • Did any team member receive All-Conference recognition? All- American recognition?

THE COACH / TEAM

  • How long has the coaching staff been there?
  • When does the head coach’s contract end?
  • What best describes the head coach’s style of coaching?
  • What is the player/coach relationship like?
  • What kind of “team building” activities does the team do?
  • What is the style of play?
  • Do freshmen get an opportunity to play? Is “redshirting” an option?
  • Do the players get along?
  • How are captains selected?
  • What are the team’s yearly goals? Who decides them?
  • Does the team get support from the student body? From the community?
  • Does the team have a full time athletic trainer? Does he/she travel with the team?
  • Is the team involved in community service activities?

TRAVEL/ COMPETITION SCHEDULE

  • How does the team travel? Farthest road trip?
  • Where does the team stay on road trips? How many to a room?
  • How many classes (on the average) are missed in the first semester? Second semester?
  • What does the non-conference schedule look like?
  • Does the team play in any tournament?
  • On what days does competition take place?
  • Does the team play double-headers? How many?
  • Does the university have the opportunity to host the conference tournament? Regional tournament? National tournament?
  • Will there be an opportunity to take a “nice trip” during my career here?

FACILITIES

  • What is the locker room like?
  • Does the team have its own team/film room?
  • Does the team practice and play games in the same facility?
  • What is the weight room like? How many teams share it?

SCHOLARSHIPS 

  • What is covered by the scholarship?
  • When would a scholarship not be renewed?
  • What would happen to the scholarship if a career ending injury occurs?
  • What are preferred, invited and uninvited walk-on situations?  How many earn a scholarship?

STUDENT-ATHLETE’S SCHEDULE

Are these required of an athlete in the program?

  • Summers spent on campus taking classes?
  • Work summer camps?

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