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Graduate In The USAAuthor: EducationUSA Australia
The U.S. has some of the best universities in the world, with over 4000 diverse colleges and universities offering two-year, four-year and post graduate study opportunities to qualified Australian students. College experiences in the U.S. are immersive, diverse and life changing, and applying to U.S. colleges can be easy when you know the steps. This series aims to help students, parents and school staff with exclusive insights on topics including the admissions process, college sports and the Australian student perspective. Each episode is a conversation with an expert, from admission personnel to a college sport coach, from athletes to a U.S. Ambassador. Get the inside word on how to give it your best shot, and what life will be like in the U.S. when you get there. EducationUSA is a U.S. Government office delivering free services all over the world supporting international students to turn a dream into a reality. In Australia we have offices at U.S. Consulates in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Like what you heard, want to learn more, have questions you want answered or want to engage with EducationUSA Australia, visit: https://au.usembassy.gov/education-culture-educationusa-australia-contact-educationusa-australian-offices/ Or search in your browser for "EducationUSA Australia." Language: en-us Genres: Education, Government Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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How to be recruited as a student-athlete?
Episode 6
Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
Australia has a strong sporting culture, and playing college sport at U.S institutions can be a great fit for Aussies. How do you communicate with U.S. college coaches? Can you be recruited by U.S. colleges from Australia? What are the three sporting associations? In this episode, hear from Aussie Heather Marini, a Division 1 quarterback coach for Brown University’s NCAA football team and former sports coach in Melbourne. Join Marini as she unpacks the recruitment process, talks about how you can find your best fit sports program and U.S. institution, and demystifies how college coaches recruit students. Listen to ‘Graduate in the USA’ and turn your student-athlete dreams into reality! Host: Samantha Jackson, U.S. Consulate Melbourne, EducationUSA Australia/ Education Outreach Manager Guest: Heather Marini, Brown University, NCAA Division I Football Quarterback Coach College Sports Information: There are 3 college sport associations in the U.S. 2-year institutions: National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) 4-year Institutions: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)) National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Start your research and identify college sports programs by visiting these links: National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA): https://www.njcaa.org/member_colleges/directoryNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)List: https://www.naia.org/schools/indexMap: https://www.naia.org/schools/membership-map National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) List: https://web3.ncaa.org/directory/Map: http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/research/ncaa-member-institutions In planning your high school studies so that you meet the NCAA eligibility requirements visit these links: NCAA study plan worksheet:http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/DI_and_DII_Worksheet.pdf NCAA Core Course Title Guide: http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/ECMIP/Academic_Certification_International/Intl_CourseTitleUsage.pdf Do you want to study in the United States? Learn more about how you can graduate in the USA by visiting EducationUSA Australia here. Websitehttps://au.usembassy.gov/education/educationusa/ Want to connect with an EducationUSA Australia office visit: https://au.usembassy.gov/education-culture/educationusa-australia/contact-educationusa-australian-offices/ Want to learn more about Department of State and EducationUSA visit: https://educationusa.state.gov/ Connect with EducationUSA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EducationUSAAustralia/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducationUSAAustraliaNewZealand Credits Graduate In The USA is created and produced by EducationUSA Australia, US Consulate Melbourne, U.S. State Department. Our theme music is “Validate Yourself”, Royal Blood Records: RYL0018 - Good Life. Licensed through Mushroom Production Music and the Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
