Athletic Scholarships for Dummies
Chapter One
Getting the Basics:
Athletic
Scholarships 101
In This Chapter
* Discovering scholarship opportunities
* Finding the right school
* Checking out the clearinghouse
* Preparing for the recruiting game
* Making your move into the big time
The world of college athletics - however seemingly vast and
organized - is actually a relatively small community filled with
confusing information, regulations, and rumors. There are myths - like
the one that says billions of dollars of scholarship money are
wasted because no one claims them, or the one that says every
athlete who gets a scholarship gets a full ride - and there are
dizzying real-life rules.
But don't worry. Athletic Scholarships For Dummies is designed to
answer all your questions, address the persistent rumors, and ease
your mind about how you should begin pursuing a scholarship.
In this chapter, we show you how to look at scholarships and how
to think about where you want to play.
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