Emerald City FC and Varsity Student Institute (VSI) will begin their series of seminars in October. You will learn important facts that will help you in the college selection process.

Upcoming Seminars | Useful Information | Previous Seminars

Helpful Resources | Financial Aid

Upcoming Seminars

College Soccer Coaches Panel

Emerald City FC will host a College Soccer Coaches Panel on February 5th at 7pm at Sand Point Education Center. This is a great opportunity for Emerald City parents and players to hear from college coaches at all levels about the college process and recruitment.

Don't miss it!           >>> learn more

Other Upcoming Seminars

Player's Panel

Useful Information

• 2009-2010 Guide for the College Bound Student Athlete

• Visit the VSI Web site: http://www.go-vsi.com/
• ECFC has partnered with VSI and your team may be eligible to schedule a 1 hour consultation with VSI

• Financial aid information: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
• NCAA: http://www.ncaa.com/
• NCAA Eligibility Center: https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/common/

Helpful Resources

Here are some helpful resources for players starting or involved in the college search process:

• Sample letter to coach - Version 1

• Sample letter to coach - Version 2

• Timeline for college process

• Sample player profile - Version 1

• Sample player profile - Version 2

Financial Aid Information Links

• College Search using Collegeboard.com

• FAFSA on the Web

• Scholarship Search using Fastweb.com

• Scholarship Search using Scholarshipexperts.com

• Student Loans

• EFC Calculator

• Student Athlete Eligibility NCAA

• Sandweiss Test Prep - helping students improve their SAT scores

• Varsity Student Institute - Play your sport in College

• www.paulabishop.com

Previous Seminars

First Seminar (10/11/09)

The first seminar was an overview of the facts and truths of the college recruiting process.

The topics included:
• How to pick the right college.
• The divisions of play and the commitment levels.
• The time line and when to get started.
• How to market yourself and what to do to be noticed.
• Where does the money for college come from.
• Where are all the colleges.

Financial Aid seminar (12/2/09)

Paula Bishop, a Certified Public Accountant and College Planning Specialist, lead the second seminar in the College program series on the financial aid process titled "How to Pay for your Child's Education without going Broke".         >>> learn more

ECFC Graduates

2009    2010