Colleges & Recruiting

In keeping with our mission to develop and support players who aspire to play at the highest levels possible, Placer United is providing the attached information for those players in pursuit of competing at the college level. As always, if you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

College Resources

• The Placer United College Recruitment Guide has everything you need to know!
• NCAA Eligibility Website  The NCAA Eligibility Center is something that every potential collegiate student-athlete needs to register for at the beginning of  your junior year of high school in order to play collegiate sports at the Division I and II level. Your high school transcripts, SAT scores, and ACT scores will all need to be filed with the NCAA Eligibility Center.
• NCAA Guide for the College Bound Student Athlete has information and resources for students and parents.
• NCAA Division 1 and Division 2 Initial Academic Requirements
  • • Division 1 Toolkit
      • • Division 1 Eligibility Requirements 
    • Division 2 Toolkit
• NAIA Eligibility Center  The NAIA Eligibility Center is something that every future collegiate student-athlete needs to register for in order to play collegiate sports at the NAIA level. Much like the NCAA Eligibility Center, your high school transcripts, SAT scores, and ACT scores will all need to be filed with the NAIA Eligibility Center.

College Entrance Exams

• College Board  (SAT College Entrance Exam and Scholarship Website)
  The SAT is one of two exams (ACT being the other) that you can take to be eligible to attend college. Every student-athlete must achieve a certain score on the SAT in order to be eligible to play collegiate athletics. Through the CollegeBoard website, you can register for an upcoming SAT exam, have your scores sent to the college of your choice, and even take practice exams to prepare for the real exam. The SAT is a more widely used test when it comes to college athletics, but not the only option. Visit the CollegeBoard website to answer any other questions about the SAT you may have. This website includes newsletters targeted toward the specific grade your student is in. ex: what a student should be doing as a freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior.
• ACT Student  (ACT Entrance Exam and Scholarship Website)
  The ACT is the second of two exams a student can take to be eligible to attend college. Every student-athlete must achieve a certain score on the ACT in order to be eligible to play collegiate athletics. Through the ACT website, you can register for an upcoming ACT exam, have your scores sent to the college of your choice, and even take practice exams to prepare for the real exam. Visit the ACT website to answer any other questions you may have.

Financial Aid

• FAFSA Website  (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
  This application is for college-bound students to potentially receive Federal or State grant money to attend a public or private college. The FAFSA awards are mainly based on financial need and merit of the student. Not only does the FAFSA open up opportunities from the Federal and State governments, but it also highlights specific awards at different collegiate institutions.
• FastWeb  (Scholarship Search Website)
  FastWeb is a search engine dedicated to finding scholarships for college-bound students and current college students.

California State College and University Applications

• CSU Mentor  (California State University Application Website)
  The CSU Mentor website is where you can apply to the California State University (CSU) of your choice. The CSU system consists of various universities throughout California, including: Cal Maritime, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CSU Bakersfield, CSU Channel Islands, CSU Chico, CSU Dominguez Hills, CSU East Bay, CSU Fresno, CSU Fullerton, CSU Long Beach, CSU Los Angeles, CSU Monterey, CSU Northridge, CSU Sacramento, CSU San Bernardino, CSU San Marcos, CSU Stanislaus, Humboldt State, San Diego State, San Francisco State, San Jose State, and Sonoma State.
• UC Website  (University of California Application Website)
  The University of California (UC) Website is where you can apply to the UC of your choice. The UC system consists of various universities throughout California. The following institutions are part of the UC System and can be applied to through the UC Website: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA, UC Irvine, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, UC San Francisco, and UC Santa Cruz.

College Recruitment Services

• Great articles can be found on the NCSA Athletic Recruiting website.  Signup for the NCSA Sports Blog
• For college recruitment services, ScoutingZone is a cutting-edge app that is changing the recruiting game for soccer tournaments, scouts, and players.