Athletes, Want a College Scholarship? Quit Dreaming. Get Busy.
Snagging scholarships takes deliberate action. A collegiate athletic recruiting expert revealed how the system really works at St. John Vianney High in Holmdel Thursday night.
Ishmael Hyman, 16, of Manalapan is a lightning fast wide receiver on the St. John Vianney football team. Recently his coaches helped the junior send out an email to college coaches with a link to a highlights video he created. "As soon as we clicked "send" -- the phone calls started coming in," said Head Football Coach Andy Carlstrom. Not long after, he got offers from Rutgers, Boston College, U. Mass, and Old Dominion. His mother, Tonia, says she's learning all she can to prepare for her next move in the strategic game of college recruitment. "You've got to be the one out there. You've got to be your own advocate," she said. Which is why she, and about 100 other parents, turned out Thursday night to hear an energetic national college …
Christina Johnson
10:25 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
Interesting post, Joe. Thanks for adding to the conversation. more ›