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Pretty much new here... I'm a Junior in High School with an upper 260's avg. I still shoot pneumatic sporter, but I will be charging up an 888 later this year. Anyway, I want to know about college scholarships. More specifically, who do I talk to? Thanks.

AAAH...(btw) I am in NW LA, an My team through JROTC is going to Nashville in Oct. for the MBA classic. Thanks again.

Five-seveN- out.

Let's begin with your high school's counselor. Right after that, you might want to start reviewing the websites of colleges with competitive NCAA rifle programs.

Contact NRA Competitions division. IIRC, they have someone that coordinates with all the college teams in the US. They can point you in the right direction. You can reach the NRA operator at (703) 267-1000.

The NRA listing is a bit too inclusive. Every college with a club or firearms safety course seems to be listed.

Try this:

http://web1.ncaa.org/ssLists/sportByDiv.do?sport=XRI

JohnD wrote:The NRA listing is a bit too inclusive. Every college with a club or firearms safety course seems to be listed.

Try this:

http://web1.ncaa.org/ssLists/sportByDiv.do?sport=XRI

Which is why you should call them, rather than just look at their website.

sparky wrote:

JohnD wrote:The NRA listing is a bit too inclusive. Every college with a club or firearms safety course seems to be listed.

Try this:

http://web1.ncaa.org/ssLists/sportByDiv.do?sport=XRI

Which is why you should call them, rather than just look at their website.

I thought college teams were handled by the NCAA?

Jose Rossy wrote:

sparky wrote:

JohnD wrote:The NRA listing is a bit too inclusive. Every college with a club or firearms safety course seems to be listed.

Try this:

http://web1.ncaa.org/ssLists/sportByDiv.do?sport=XRI

Which is why you should call them, rather than just look at their website.

I thought college teams were handled by the NCAA?

See: http://www.nrahq.org/compete/coldir.asp

Five-SeveN:

Well, not to be a buzzkill here, but you should probably give at least *some* thought to what you would like to do after college graduation to support yourself; this should cause some reflection upon what it is you would like to major in.

College is expensive. Not graduating is even more expensive. Graduating with a major that does not lead to gainful employment, at a level commensurate with all the money and time invested in the education, is only slightly less expensive than wasting your time and money by not graduating at all.

Your selection of a school to attend should at least include a generic nod in the direction of "what kind of degree will I get." You will be investing a lot of time, and probably money, to attend college. Other people (your folks, the taxpayers) will also be kicking in a lot of money as well.

Don't let yourself- and them- down by picking a "shooting school" and then waste five years majoring in Philosophy or History* . . . =8^)

I Now Return You To Your Regular Program


* with apologies to my colleagues in those departments; caluclate the net present value of the cost of the education bumped against lifetime earnings . . . anyhow, you know what I mean.

Steve Swartz
Assistant Professor of Logistics Management

If you are planning to shoot with an NCAA sponsored school, instead of a college that has a club, you need to read the rules on NCAA eligibilty on http://www2.ncaa.org/

If you are only a junior in high school you can look at colleges online and do research but you are not allowed to contact coaches and they are not allowed to contact you until you graduate from your junior year.

You also need to get the paperwork started for the NCAA clearinghouse. There are many regulations as to what you can and cannot do, when you can talk to college coaches and how often these can also be found at the site I mentioned earlier.

I hope this has answered some of your questions.

If you have a chance to get into precision that should help your chances at NCAA level programs.

You also need to get the paperwork started for the NCAA clearinghouse. There are many regulations as to what you can and cannot do, when you can talk to college coaches and how often these can also be found at the site I mentioned earlier.

Do not ignore this sage advise .... you can really hurt your chances by doing something inadvertantly.

Also start looking at any clubs in your area that shoot smallbore. The coaches like this experience.

I can't believe the amount of BS a kid has to go through to play a game......

When you look at the examples that the NCAA teams have set over the past years, you can understand the restrictions being placed on them.

Playing in college (especially in the "BIG" sports) is not so much for the kids anymore but major income sources for the school. It's too bad that whenever big money is involved these days, there are those who actively look for ways to cheat. What is even sadder, the sanctions are merely hand kisses. (Whoops, I have to get off the soap box)