By Fred Altvater
As you lovingly watch your newborn child peacefully sleeping in his or her crib, panic invades your awareness as it dawns on you that in a mere 18 years they will be needing $50,000 to $100,000 annually to attend a top-notch college.
If you are a sports fan you begin to consider the 1,000 to one odds that they will receive a full-ride college scholarship to attend a Division 1 NCAA school, which will be a prelude to a lucrative professional sports career. 
Fast forward five years, when your little Pele’ is tripping over the soccer ball and goes zero for the season in Tee-Ball, you realize that a college sports scholarship might not be the solution to your lack of a college funding program.
Only the best athletes receive college scholarships and those that do are under tremendous pressure and time constraints in their daily routines, while in school.
Back 9 Report TV had the opportunity to chat with college recruiting specialist. Dr. Kathleen Miles. You can view the interview on Back 9 Report TV at: https://youtu.be/_bVlhZ-uW7A
Dr. Miles has been there and done that. Not only did she win 17 events as a college golfer at Notre Dame, she was also the Head Coach for Georgetown Women’s Golf Team and was named BIG EAST Women’s Golf Coach of the Year twice.
Her company, Golf Globally, offers recruiting advice and assistance to prospective college student-athletes through the recruiting process and helps them find the right situation for them.
Most golfers will not have the opportunity to join the professional ranks after graduation. Dr. Miles urges student-athletes ask this question,
“Which university situation will set me up for the future?”
High school grades are an important piece of the puzzle. Not every school can offer a full ride scholarship but could supplement the cost of a college education with academic assistance.
If your little athlete has any proclivity whatsoever for golf, study these charts to have an idea what scores your little Tiger Woods needs to be shooting to be considered for a scholarship.
High school competition is certainly important, but competing in junior golf programs such as, AJGA and the Annika Foundation series are also important pieces of the puzzle. They provide the opportunity for college coaches to actually see players, that can help their programs.
Dr. Miles recommends that students and their parents do the required research to assure they decide which college, or university is right for them. Here are three criteria that she asks each of her students to answer,
-Does the school, you want to attend, offer your desired major and does your coach support your academic pursuit?
-Will you realistically be able to contribute to the team and make the traveling squad?
-What school will set you up for the rest of your life?
If you need help answering these questions visit Golf Globally’s website: https://www.golfglobally.com/
