College and Recruiting

• NCAA Eligibility Center – Prospective Student-Athletes: In order to participate in athletics and receive athletically-based financial aid, high school students must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center and meet academic and amateurism eligibility standards.

• NCAA Student-Athlete Eligibility and Recruiting: Learn about the NCAA’s bylaws to compete in intercollegiate athletics, including information on what high school students must do to be eligible to compete their first year in college, as well as guidelines that coaches and prospective student-athletes must follow during the recruiting process.

• Preparing Your Child for College: Numerous exercises, checklists and charts for parents of a prospective college student.

Testing

• The College Board: Connecting college students and college opportunity, the College Board — the official home of the SAT and PSAT/NMSQT — provides a wealth of testing assistance and helpful tidbits on all colleges.

• ACT, Inc. – A Student Site for ACT Test Takers: The official site of the ACT Test, which features registration dates, testing locations and prepatory assistance.

• SAT Exam Prep: Free study guides and practice exams to help you maximize your SAT score — and bolster your college application.

Articles

• NCAA classifies 7th graders as prospects: Under new legislation, the NCAA will now have regulatory authority over their member institutions — for men’s basketball only — when it comes to seventh- and eighth-grade students.

• NCAA keeps coaches away from April hoops showcases: The NCAA upheld a ban on men’s college basketball coaches attending tournaments and camps during the month of April.