Admissions for Student Athletes & Performing Arts

College Click is a private college counseling company dedicated to providing clear and informed guidance for college admissions planning. Every student is unique, so we make sure to really understand the student and family and make a custom plan to meet your goals.

College Admissions for Student Athletes

At College Click, we understand the complexities of NCAA, NAIA, and college athletics. From Lacrosse, to Golf, to Swim, to Football and more, we have helped students create their dream combination of a good match in the classroom and their intended major and what is best for them on the field. College Click can help advise you how college admissions works with athletes.

For students aspiring to compete at the collegiate level, we recommend starting your admissions planning beginning sophomore year. 

Our expert team is here to guide you through the entire college admissions process for athletes, ensuring you’re well-prepared to navigate the challenges of college sports recruitment.

Performing Arts Portfolio for College Admissions

College Click’s HQ in Los Angeles is located in a creative center with arts and entertainment. With students in LA or across the country, we have worked with many who are focused in majors in the performing and visual arts. With design, music, dance, theater, or more, many colleges with top creative majors have portfolio requirements or a live audition as part of the admissions process.

The College Click includes specialists who have been Admissions Officers at top creative schools that can help guide students through the admissions process for creative pursuits.

Whether it is helping guide and prepare a performance art portfolio for college or ensuring students are prepared for a performing arts audition, our team has seen the process through to successful outcomes and can share their expertise with you.

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FAQs

What are the benefits of educational planning?

If students and families are truly staging to have a successful pathway to college and beyond, a comprehensive educational planning process can include helping clarify a student’s early interest, curriculum planning in high school, and a variety of summer and research opportunities to define and show increasing interest well prior to beginning their admissions.

With certified educational planners (CEP) on staff, College Click can help a few years before college lists, essays, and applications start. The CEP certification is the top professional designation in the field.

Engaging during their early high school years, students can ensure they have a directed process to clarity, greater success and significantly raise the odds of a successful university admissions to highly selective majors and schools.

What does college admissions counseling provide?

Expert college counselors are trained professionals, certified by national associations, who can guide students and families to have a clear, effective admissions process to get accepted to a best fit college.

College choice is a combination of academic, social, and economic decisions. Often, parents and students use inaccurate word-of-mouth or outdated knowledge and a non-strategic approach to applying to schools.

College Click professionals help walk students and their families through how college admissions really works with insights gleaned from top experts in the field and accurate data about admissions and college programs.

If you care about getting good counsel and have the benefit of top educational planners then college counseling may be right for you.

What does college admissions counseling typically cover?

College counseling usually covers the most important admissions topics with a clear, guided process informed by both data on admissions and knowledge from the field.

Areas credentialed college counselors can guide students and families include:
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College Admissions Overview 
- SAT and ACT Test Approach
- Building a Well-Balanced College List
- How to Apply using The Common App
- Preparing College Essays
- COA (cost of attendance) and Financial Aid overview

Other special topics College Click experts cover include:
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Athletic Recruitment
- Visual and Performing Arts: BFA vs. BA programs
- Performing Arts Portfolio & Audition Preparation
- Pre-med programs and best practices for planning
- Cal State, UC and Canadian School Admissions
- College Essay Advisory and Brainstorming
- Resume Building
- Strategies and admissions counseling for Ivy League and other Highly-Selective Schools

To learn more, see our services.

Who is the team behind College Click?

College Click is a team of top college counselors, ex-admission officers, and education planners who have pooled their knowledge and experience from helping over 1,000 families navigate and plan for college admissions. College Click includes professionals who are certified education planners (CEP) - the highest professional certification available. 

College Click also has a large partner network that can bring in the right expertise for any special or unique circumstances.

Learn more about the team here