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	<title>The College Athletic Scholarships Blog &#187; ACT/SAT</title>
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	<description>The college athletic recruiting process can be extremely difficult.  Finding the right athletic scholarship offer is extremely idfficult.  NCSA specializes in help student-athletes find the right college fit.</description>
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		<title>NCSA Baseball Student-Athlete of the Month</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/10/16/ncsa-baseball-student-athlete-of-the-month-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/10/16/ncsa-baseball-student-athlete-of-the-month-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Liles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patrick Dayton has been nominated our NCSA Baseball Student-Athlete of the Month for September. He is from Archer City, Texas and graduates in 2010. Patrick is a 6’0” 180 pound infielder who was named to the All-State Honorable Mention Team as a junior after hitting .500 in 54 at bats. He was also named to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want to be Recruited &#8211; Earn Great Grades!</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/08/04/want-to-be-recruited-earn-great-grades/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/08/04/want-to-be-recruited-earn-great-grades/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Babb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I speak with 30-40 families weekly about college recruiting and I&#8217;m amazed at the lack of knowledge of the APR &#8211; Academic Progress Rate. Here is a very long article that is a must read for any parent of a 9th grader, or older, who has aspirations to play in college. It details the 4 stages [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Division I Scholarship Requirements</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/07/23/division-i-scholarship-requirements/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/07/23/division-i-scholarship-requirements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NCSA Staff</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ncsasports.org/?p=2395</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In our July 21st newsletter we wanted to know if you had any questions about recruiting. Here’s one:
Q: What are the minimum standardized test scores you need for a D1 school?
A: Individual college admissions vary depending on schools. For example, a highly selective, ivy league type school generally only admits students with scores of:
SAT: 
   Critical Reading: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UConn Coach Calls for an End to Early Recruiting</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/07/23/uconn-coach-calls-for-an-end-to-early-recruiting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/07/23/uconn-coach-calls-for-an-end-to-early-recruiting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NCSA Staff</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ncsasports.org/?p=2385</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With how competitive college recruiting has become, potential student athletes need to be able to siphon through the pitches offered by smooth talking recruiters and be able to pick out legitimate interest. In order to help recruits better understand their chances at actually joining a program that has shown interest in them, University of Connecticut [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Questions to Expect From a College Coach</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/04/21/10-questions-to-expect-from-a-college-coach/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/04/21/10-questions-to-expect-from-a-college-coach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Krause</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ncsasports.org/2009/04/21/10-questions-to-expect-from-a-college-coach/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, April 15th to be exact , marked a significant recruiting &#8221;first down measurement&#8221; for football players in the class of 2010.  It was the first day that they could receive phone calls from DI college football coaches.  While the date that a college coach can call a prospect for the first time varies depending on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Ways To Get Crossed Off a Coach&#8217;s List &#8211; Inside the War Room</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/04/07/4-ways-to-get-crossed-off-a-coachs-list-inside-the-war-room/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/04/07/4-ways-to-get-crossed-off-a-coachs-list-inside-the-war-room/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Krause</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ncsasports.org/2009/04/07/4-ways-to-get-crossed-off-a-coachs-list-inside-the-war-room/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week Coach Randy Taylor took us behind the scenes of how a college coaching staff begins the process of putting together their recruiting boards.  If you were unable to read that article, I encourage you to check it out here.  This week Coach Taylor will take you inside a room that very few people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Academic Edge in College Sports</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/01/29/an-academic-edge-in-college-sports/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/01/29/an-academic-edge-in-college-sports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Davidson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ACT/SAT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows that recruiting is the life blood of every college team.  But, the key to a coach&#8217;s success is how he molds his high school recruits into successful four year scholarship players.  Obviously practice time is key part to that equation.  Potential recruits that can get extra practice time will continue to coveted by [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Academic Approach ACT/SAT Tip of the Week!</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/01/26/academic-approach-actsat-tip-of-the-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/01/26/academic-approach-actsat-tip-of-the-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NCSA Sports</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ACT/SAT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Reading comprehension is, for most students, the hardest section on the SAT and ACT.  Mastering the essential vocabulary for this section of the exams will raise your score.
So here&#8217;s a tip: starting as early as the 9th or 10th grade, learn 10 vocabulary words every week. By the time you&#8217;re in 11th or 12th grade, you&#8217;ll have memorized hundreds of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The College Admissions Process: What Is the Right Thing For A Parent To Do?</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/01/26/the-college-admissions-process-what-is-the-right-thing-for-a-parent-to-do/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/01/26/the-college-admissions-process-what-is-the-right-thing-for-a-parent-to-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NCSA Sports</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
The College Admissions Process: What Is the Right Thing For A Parent To Do?
When they were high school seniors back in the seventies or eighties, most baby boomers walked into the SAT exam without any test preparation and sent off but a handful of applications. Now parents of high school students, those same boomers are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Athletic Advantage</title>
		<link>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/01/02/the-athletic-advantage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2009/01/02/the-athletic-advantage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Davidson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ncsasports.org/2009/01/02/the-athletic-advantage/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week the Atlanta Journal-Constitution released a study on the academic credentials of incoming athletes versus regular student.  Not surprisingly stereotypes held.
Nationwide, football players average 220 points lower on the SAT than their classmates &#8211; and men&#8217;s basketball players average seven points less than football players.
Those figures come from an Atlanta Journal-Constitution study of 54 [...]]]></description>
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