Revolutionizing College Admissions

Whether you are currently in a college search or have already gone through the process to find a college, you know that the whole process can be one huge headache. I remember how hard it was for me, and always thought that there had to be some easier way. I was an athlete and was trying to find a good college to play for, but my resources were extremely limited.

Let me share with you what colleges do to recruit the best prospects for their program. A recruiter from a school travels around the states watching high school state tournaments. Because my school didn't have the best players around I had to count on my coach and who she knew so that colleges would be able to find me. To this day I only wish it would have been possible for me to take control of the recruiting process instead of having to rely on only my coaches contacts.

If you want to be recruited, you either have to be a very big star athlete, have the right name, or have the right connections. I had to do my own search to find a college that was proper for me. I was able to compare colleges close to home after being contacted by nearly all of them. Luckily for me, my coach was best friends with the coach at a junior college that had a good reputation.

I got recruited and found a groovy junior college to play for, but even though I did get to play for that college, I still ponder on what could have happened if I had a college search tool available to me or even a place on the internet where I could put my academic information and showcase my athletic abilities for coaches and college admissions offices.

My luck didn't end there. After I finished junior college a university in Alaska found me and offered me a full-ride college scholarship to play for them. While I feel truly blessed in how my college sports career turned out, I wondered if there was an easier way to get college scholarships or to even do a college search. I pictured a place where students could go to find a college and where colleges could go to find students or athletes in my case.

I must make it known if I haven't already that the process that coaches and colleges go through to recruit players is extremely difficult and takes alot of time. First coaches have to do some searching far and wide which costs time and money. If they don't go across the country looking, they are still at home doing their best to find players by calling around and talking with their friends in the coaching business. I remember helping my own coach, the year after I finished playing. I had to fill and address envelopes to to alot of different universities and colleges asking if they had any people available. What a dreadful waste of paper.

Now, after all that here comes the exciting news. Imagine a place where students can post highlight videos of them playing basketball, baseball, golf, or whatever other sport they are involved in to be recruited by the college of their choice. Or imagine a student posting essays that he or she has written in order to impress the college admissions officers. Or if the student is musically inclined, how about imagining him or her posting a breathtaking solo performance for every college in America to hear and see. Can you see the power?!

Mindy Lindquist is an independent writer for ioVenturesinc, Inc. Check out Zinch.com to see how college admissions are being revolutionized. Create your own profile get in the bling by scoring that sweet college scholarship you are in need of. Find a college you will love today!