LA4College is pleased to announce that we have set up a partnership with Compass Education Group, the premier resource for standardized test preparation. As some colleges have begun to require standardized test scores in the admission process again, we wanted to give our clients an opportunity to work with the seasoned professionals at Compass to help them prepare for these tests. Compass offers a variety of solutions to help students prepare for the SAT, the Digital SAT/PSAT, and the ACT. Compass helps students master the topics and strategies that will help them improve their score elegantly ..read more

What began as a temporary waiver has now become permanent: the NCAA will no longer require student-athletes to submit standardized test scores to meet initial-eligibility requirements. Prior to April 2020, the NCAA Eligibility Center required prospective student-athletes who aspired to compete in Division I or Division II to take either the SAT or the ACT and achieve a certain grade-point average in order to become certified as an academic qualifier. However, when test sites around the world shut their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA tried to accommodate the myriad disruptions to ..read more

What began as a temporary waiver has now become permanent: the NCAA will no longer require student-athletes to submit standardized test scores to meet initial-eligibility requirements. Prior to April 2020, the NCAA Eligibility Center required prospective student-athletes who aspired to compete in Division I or Division II to take either the SAT or the ACT and achieve a certain grade-point average in order to become certified as an academic qualifier. However, when test sites around the world shut their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA tried to accommodate the myriad disruptions to ..read more

The NCAA Division I Council has voted to allow colleges to resume regular recruiting activities, according to ESPN. “We are delighted to announce that as of June 1, all sports will return to their normal recruiting calendars,” said Council chair M. Grace Calhoun, athletics director at University of Pennsylvania. “We want to thank all prospective student-athletes, their families, coaches and current student-athletes for their patience as we determined the best way to move forward safely with recruiting in Division I.” The Council instituted a dead period, banning all in-person contact between p ..read more

The College Board, which develops and administers the SAT and PSAT exams, has announced it will move to a fully online format in the future. The standardized testing world was dealt a major blow with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as test sites around the world shut their doors and students were unable to sit for the exams. Colleges, universities, the NCAA, the NAIA, and other higher education entities waived their testing requirements in response, but in many cases, it was a temporary measure until the world “opened up again.” The College Board responded by overhauling the format and del ..read more

Lepesant Associates profite de ce moment de confinement pour mener une série de mini-séminaires afin de présenter le système universitaire des États-Unis. Chaque semaine nous traiterons un sujet spécifique. Session 1 : Introduction au système universitaire des USA Jeudi 23 avril 2020 Session 2 : La NCAA et les organisations qui gère le sport en université Jeudi 30 avril 2020 Session 3 : Les différentes façons d’obtenir de l’aide financière Jeudi 7 mai 2020 Session 4 : Le processus de recrutement Jeudi 14 mai 2020 The post Série en confinement : les universités américaines et le recrut ..read more

The College Board announced in January that the SAT Subject Tests (formerly called “Achievement Tests,” then “SAT IIs”), as well as the optional writing section on the SAT, would no longer be offered in the United States. The College Board will continue to administer the Subject Tests and SAT with essay to international students through June 2021. The Subject Tests were one-hour exams that assessed students’ knowledge of particular subjects, such as Chemistry, World History, or French. There were 20 SAT Subject Tests in five general subject areas: English, History, Science, Mathematics, and La ..read more

During the COVID pandemic, when many high schools were closed or teaching remotely, most colleges and universities in the United States waived the requirement that standardized test scores be submitted with applications. The NCAA also suspended their requirement that prospective student-athletes take the SAT or ACT to establish academic eligibility. The NCAA and about two-thirds of colleges and universities in the United States have extended their waiver through the fall of 2023, making standardized test scores optional for students submitting their applications this fall. Some schools, such a ..read more

Our client Jade Le Bris, a sophomore at St. Catherine University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is participating in her first international meet as a member of the French National Team. The ninth edition of the World Para Swimming Championships, a key qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, will be held at the London Aquatics Centre from 9-15 September 2019. Jade will be one of around 600 swimmers from approximately 60 countries competing in London. The post Jade Le Bris (2022) Heads to London for the World Para Swimming Championships appeared first on LA4College Athletic Recruiting ..read more

For most NCAA Division I sports, Wednesday, June 15, 2022, marks the opening day of athletic recruiting for rising high school juniors in the class of 2024. (American football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s ice hockey, lacrosse, softball, and baseball have their own recruiting calendars which you can find here.) That means student-athletes can both initiate and receive communications –including email, text messages, social media messages, phone calls, and video calls– with college coaches. They can also visit college campuses, meet with the athletic staff, and make verbal commitments. In ..read more