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Athletics in College Admissions: What Selective Schools Are Really Evaluating

Join Collegewise experts for a candid look at how colleges evaluate athletic involvement and what it means for your student’s application.

  Monday, September 28

 4:00 PM PT / 7:00 PM ET 

   Zoom

What Role Do Sports Really Play in College Admissions?

Many families assume that unless a student is being recruited by a college team, their athletic experience won't matter in the admissions process.

In reality, that’s far from true. No matter a student’s level, meaningful participation in sports can become a powerful asset in their application.

Colleges aren’t just counting trophies. They’re looking for what sports reveal about a student: commitment, growth, self-awareness, and trajectory. Join our experts to learn how athletic experiences factor into holistic admissions and how students can highlight them strategically in their applications.

During this event, you will learn:

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The value of athletics beyond recruitment

Why top colleges still value sports even if your student isn’t formally recruited
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Three primary athletic pathways

A breakdown of the most common paths successful applicants take

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Inside the holistic review process

How admissions officers interpret athletic experience within a broader application

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Step-by-step sports guidance by grade 

How to avoid common pitfalls and capitalize on key athletic opportunities at every stage

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Meet the Speakers

Andrew Disney
Andrew Disney
Former Admissions Counselor, USC Marshall School of Business, Pepperdine University

Andrew Disney has over a decade of experience in higher education, supporting students across admissions, athletics, and academic advising. Before joining Collegewise, he served as an NCAA Compliance Officer at three Division I universities, where he helped recruited student-athletes navigate NCAA eligibility requirements alongside the college admissions process. He later joined the admissions team at the USC Marshall School of Business before moving into an academic staff role at Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology. Andrew holds degrees from the University of South Carolina and West Virginia University and completed UCLA’s College Counseling Certificate Program.

Rahsaan Burroughs
Rahsaan Burroughs
Former The George Washington University Associate Director of Admissions

Rahsaan’s career in admissions began at his alma mater, The College of William & Mary, where he served as an admissions intern. Since then, he has spent over 15 years evaluating more than 17,000 applications during his tenure at The George Washington University. As the Associate Director of Admissions at George Washington, Rahsaan served as co-chair of the admissions committee, conducted thousands of interviews, spoke nationally about how student athletes can balance athletic recruitment with the admissions process, conducted financial aid workshops, and managed and trained more than 20 admissions directors.

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