Finding schools that fit you

The first thing any good recruiter will ask you when meeting is: what are your golf goals & what are your non-golf goals? This can involve your academic history, academic interests, job prospects, current scores, and past scores.

We built College Golf Recruit so you can easily filter through this type of information across all schools and create a list of schools that are aligned with you, not you having to fit the school. Putting this work in now will save you tons of headaches later, especially if you land at a school that doesn’t align.

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Creating your list

Your school list is the list of schools that make your short-list (we recommend anywhere between 15-30 schools to start). These schools are not just your “dream” school, but they fit enough, or all, of your criteria (i.e. academics, location, golf team, golf coach, financial, post-school fit) that they’re worth connecting with.

You might not, and probably won’t, be sold on attending all of them, but at this stage it’s about learning as much as you can so you can get a better picture of what to expect from the school and team. Our rule of thumb is if the athletics and academics are close to your game and goals, and your gut says “this looks cool”, then put it on your list.

You can always cut schools from your list when you want, but it’s a major problem in keeping up with communication from hundreds of coach emails and messages at once. Don’t spread yourself too thin. Coaches will realize that fast.

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Choosing for golf

As for your golf game, when creating your list, look at the average tournament scores the current roster is playing (available on every school page in College Golf Recruit). If you are not playing at that level, don’t be discouraged, but be realistic. If in 3-4 years you could be, then add it. Most high school golfers who play college golf improve their scores tremendously with the right program.

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Choosign for school & beyond

For your academics, make sure that the school is located where you’d like to be, has the majors that most interest you (most do, but some schools offer more specialization than others), and the campus life is of interest to you (some students prefer small school vibes, while others prefer large campus sprawls). Same thing for how academically selective you want the school.

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Once you have your list (don’t worry, it can always be changing), let’s build your Athlete Profile.