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What Is JROTC?
You may have seen your school’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) cadets post the colors, drill outdoors or wear their uniforms, but have you taken the time to find [...]
How to Get Money For College
Federal Student Aid Programs Definition: Government financial assistance for students, covering tuition and other expenses. Details: Grants, loans and campusbased aid. Grants Definition: Dollars disbursed based on a student’s financial [...]
Develop Your Leadership Skills With ROTC
ROTC [Reserve Officers’ Training Corps] programs offer collegiate student-athletes the opportunity to develop skills that can serve them well not only in the military, but also on the athletic field. [...]
Plan the Perfect Phone Call
The key to a meaningful and engaging recruiting conversation with a coach is to be prepared. When opportunity calls, have a list of questions available so you can speak freely [...]
How the Pros Did Their (College) Homework
Some of the NFL’s brightest stars recall important factors that led them to their respective college decisions, which can help you in your personal research. Jared Allen: Level of Competition [...]
ROTC Scholarships
If financial hardship is blocking your path to college, the Reserve Officer Training Corps may be your entryway to a continued education. The ROTC is an officer-commissioning program designed as [...]
NCAA Initial Eligibility Center
Sports may be number one in your mind, but there’s a reason student comes before athlete in student-athlete. If you don’t give academics top priority in high school, you have [...]
Self Marketing Tips
Reality check: Most high school athletes are not five-star recruits. So, college coaches probably won’t be kicking down your door or blowing up your cell, day in and day out, [...]
Loan Borrowing Breakdown
Get snubbed on your full ride? You can hit up other sources, like student loans, to help pay for college. Here's the lowdown on one of the most affordable ones, [...]
Mia Hamm on the Gridiron
By Josh Staph Mia Hamm started playing soccer—often alongside her Thai-American, adopted older brother—in Wichita, Texas, when she was five years old. After growing accustomed to competing with her brother [...]