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pkhosr45
female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 7:29AM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
hello i'm a rising senior at a very competitive high school in NC. I am a little bit confused as to where to go to school because i really want to run in college and my family doesn't have much money to send me out of state...
for all those runners out there:my times are
11:09 3200m
5:06 1600m
18:42 5000m (i was injured in xc, i want to break 18:30 this year, maybe low 18:20s)

here are my stats:
28 ACT composite (28 in english, 30 in math and reading, 25 in science :(
1890 sat (610 Verbal, 640 Math, 660 Writing)
I have gotten all A's except two B's in AP bio last year, but I got all five on my exam's except a 3 in ap human geography.
i took ap art history (A) sophomore year, junior year i took ap bio (B), ap gov (A), ap human geo (A), apes (A), spanish 4 hnrs (A), english 4 hnrs)
i will be captain on xc and track, i am 5th in the state for the 3200m
i am a member of national hnrs. society and spanish hnrs. society and VP of class council
next year i am taking : ap chem, ap lit, ap spanish lang, ap calc bc, hnrs. us, free


So what are some good schools to look at? I would love to go to UNC or Wake Forest. I wonder if they will give me $$ to run there though. I can afford UNC without much financial aid, just not Wake or Duke. What are some good out of state schools that are division one that are known to give a lot of money? I would go div. three if they had a good xc team and gave a lot of financial aid.
please help me! i'm at a lost. there are so many schools, i just won't ever know
PM me if you want my email or anything
Has to be said
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 8:06AM - in reply to pkhosr45 Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Pics?
TXcoach
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 8:56AM - in reply to Has to be said Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Email?
college coach
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 9:08AM - in reply to pkhosr45 Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
can you provide your email address? i coach in college and would love to email you.
college coach
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 9:12AM - in reply to pkhosr45 Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
p.s. you have a really good running resume, and coaches love to see that you are also a great student. you are off to a great start. i'm not very familiar with those schools you mentioned, but i may provide you a few division 2 schools to look at, including my own.
QTPi
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 9:16AM - in reply to pkhosr45 Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
i'm assuming you're from NC?

have you looked at nc state?
Hinckley's Friend
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 9:20AM - in reply to college coach Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
A few ideas:

1. Are you reading each day this summmer? Your scores and AP Bio ( which is a reading course) show you could improve the most in this area.

2. Have you considered looking at schools with need-based financial aid, rather than athletic scholarships? If you earn excellent grades this fall and raise your SAT scores, you may be able to compete for funding at NESCAC or UAA colleges.

3. Are you working with your counselor at school? And have you started visited colleges yet?
Tyrion the Imp
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 1:26PM - in reply to college coach Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

college coach wrote:

can you provide your email address? i coach in college and would love to email you.


This, I believe, is a recruiting violation
jakethefake
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 1:42PM - in reply to pkhosr45 Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
How much do your parents make? Need based scholarships at some good academic schools such as the Ivys are pretty high. At Harvard I think if your parents make less than 90k you get a full ride. You might want to look into the Ivys and email their coaches. Your times are quite good compared to most incoming Ivy runners, so they will be interested.
running chickkkkk
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 1:52PM - in reply to jakethefake Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Columbus State University in Georgia. You would get a full ride.
85
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 2:03PM - in reply to pkhosr45 Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
i agree with above comment about reading and trying to increase your SAT verbal and writing scores. perhaps buy the the princeton review prep book and focus on those subjects. you can probably increase them a bit, and then you could be looking at some academic/merit aid as well. don't go nuts, but it is worth some effort.
Only one
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 2:04PM - in reply to pkhosr45 Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
It would help if you provided a form on contact! Your academics would likely get you a lot of financial aid at many Midwest state schools....and your stats would get you a lot of athletic aid as well. I know where I graduated from school, a 28 ACT and a 3.5 gets you full tuition. If you would be interested in more info there, leave me a message and I can give you a little more info.
The Iron Price
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 2:14PM - in reply to college coach Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
[quote]college coach wrote:

i'm not very familiar with those schools you mentioned

You are not familiar U of North Carolina, Duke, and Wake Forest? You claim to work within the NCAA?!?
Do you exist under a rock?
Tyrion the Imp
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 2:48PM - in reply to Only one Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

Only one wrote:

It would help if you provided a form on contact! Your academics would likely get you a lot of financial aid at many Midwest state schools....and your stats would get you a lot of athletic aid as well. I know where I graduated from school, a 28 ACT and a 3.5 gets you full tuition. If you would be interested in more info there, leave me a message and I can give you a little more info.


This too, is a recruiting violation me thinks
A coach can't solicit a prospect on an electronic message board
MAURICE
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 6:32PM - in reply to Tyrion the Imp Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
even if true, only a true d-bag would point that out..
jakethefake
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 6:42PM - in reply to Tyrion the Imp Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
your an idiot, nothing in this post suggests he is a coach
Jeffster!!!!
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 7:18PM - in reply to pkhosr45 Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
If you like the idea of staying in NC. Look at Davidson. It is small but it is Division 1 and is excellent academically. They have a program called the Davidson Trust in which they have done away with loans and all student aid is grant based.
http://www3.davidson.edu/cms/x29226.xml

Here is link to their current women's xc roster for comparison.
http://www.davidsonwildcats.com/roster.aspx?path=wcross&

Good luck with your decision.
college coach
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 11:00PM - in reply to The Iron Price Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
You certainly misunderstood. I am not familiar with the athletic scholarships and/or financial aid that those schools offer. Why? I do not coach there or at the D-1 level. Hope that clears up your "under the rock" comment. Don't be so quick to jump on people. Have a beautiful day.
Arrgh
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/15/2012 11:40PM - in reply to college coach Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Look into East Carolina. Not many people think of them as a distance program because they were always so good in springs and 4x4 but the women's distance program has taken off.

In 2012 the top women ran

800: 2:07.96
1500: 4:18.39
3000: 9:12.11
5000: 16:09.67
DMR: 11:24.51

Coaches information can be found here:

http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/c-track-coaches.html
unbolt
RE: female cross country runner trying to find a college to run at?!??! 7/16/2012 6:58AM - in reply to Arrgh Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
2 totally different schools, both in different states, but just food for thought:
William and Mary- had a little rough patch this year but should be coming back, has a great history. They get a lot of girls in with times similar to yours. Great degree to have.
Clemson- really up and coming. They have improved steadily over the last few years.
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