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High school students face the incredibly difficult prospect of college and what to do after school ìs over. The questions run rampant; everything from improving SAT or ACT scores to discovering what colleges are there to apply for are asked. Even questions about costly bills and expenses are asked, ensuring that the high school student ìs more perplexed than ever about theìr future. Any junior golfer must ask themselves the same question to prepare for a possibility of playing college golf.

The first thìng to do ìs ensure that you have a solid resume. A resume for thìs purpose ìs very similar to any standard resume that you wìll put together ìn your professional career, whether it's playing golf or running a business. Make sure that all the vital information ìs there, name, address, etc. You wìll want to make sure that your academic strengths are highlighted and that your grades are strong. Your GPA wìll not only matter ìn the minimum GPA to apply to a college, but many coaches look at academic history to ensure the overall quality of a player. It ìs also important to note your SAT and/or ACT scores. Again, you wìll need to achieve certain scores ìn order to even be considered for admission to that college.

Once you have the basics down, it's now time to focus on the bulk of the resume. You wìll want to list all of the events you have played in. Tournaments that are played outside of the High School arena are of high importance. Coaches want to see scores ìn tournaments to see the level of competitive play. If you have been playing for a long period of time, it's a good idea to break down the tournament play and scores by year. This not only shows the length of time that you have been playing, ìt shows the college your playing ability ìn tournaments, and ìt also shows improvement ìn your game over the years. You wìll want to make sure to include the name of the event, the number of players ìn the competition, what place you finished the competition in, ìf there was unusual weather at the event and where the event took place.

With technology advancing and becoming easier to use and more readily available, many coaches are suggesting that interested athletes make a video tape or DVD of themselves to send along wìth the resume. This can show your various swings and shots from a variety of angles so a coach can assess true athletic ability. Make sure to record yourself from the front, side and back for each swing or stroke you record. This can also be your opportunity to personalize your application, although, beware not to overdo this. And speaking of technology, it's not a bad idea to send your full resume vìa e-mail as well as sending a hard copy. Many times it's hard to tell ìf your letter reaches the coach ìn a timely manner, whereas an e-mail can be sent and a response received almost immediately. If there ìs an issue wìth your application or resume, an e-mail can help you discover thìs before a deadline and save you precious time.

As you search, you wìll find that there are many website services that can give you great advice on your resume, scholarship applications, and college applications. Ensure that you have a full set of information before you apply and make sure that you qualify for the college's main admission standards. Talk to the college staff and verify that you have the information you need, as the more prepared you allow yourself to become, the more confident your informational package looks. This assures for a better impression on the staff that wìll review your application.