If you are approaching your senior year of high school athletics and you feel that getting a college scholarship is not meeting your expectations, then it would be wise to consider (or at least research) an opportunity to play JUCO sports. The US Courts have forced new NCAA rules that have cleared the way for junior college athletes to not have those seasons counted against their NCAA eligibility. You can play 2-3 years at JUCO, transfer to a NCAA institution and begin your eligibility as a true freshman.
On the flip side, if you chose to enroll at a four year school such as Division II or Division III - your eligibility clock begins immediately. You now have five years to play four seasons.
JUCO is a much easier (and cheaper) academic process, especially for the adapting first year college students. With the help of guidance counselors, all classes will transfer towards whatever college degree you chose when making the transfer. In essence, an athlete can have six to seven years of college paid for. Feel free to get your masters degree at no cost to you.
On the flip side, if you chose to enroll at a four year school such as Division II or Division III - your eligibility clock begins immediately. You now have five years to play four seasons.
JUCO is a much easier (and cheaper) academic process, especially for the adapting first year college students. With the help of guidance counselors, all classes will transfer towards whatever college degree you chose when making the transfer. In essence, an athlete can have six to seven years of college paid for. Feel free to get your masters degree at no cost to you.
