The are many parallels between squash and fencing at the college level………Both sports are highly concentrated in the highly selective colleges.

There is a clear competition and ranking structure that tracks a junior players progress…..

Varsity sports played at the top colleges also offer great opportunities for athlete recruitment….

The 31 highly selective colleges in NCAA Division 1 include the 8 Ivy League colleges plus 23 more colleges with acceptance rates below 25%.

While the general process remains the same, the profile of athlete recruited to each college can vary quite significantly.

There are 29 highly selective colleges in NCAA Division 3 out of a total of 438 colleges in Division 3. 20 of them are elite liberals arts colleges,….

Athlete recruitment to a highly selective college in NCAA Division 3 is a much simpler and more relaxed process …

While an athlete who plays a non NCAA sport cannot be athlete recruited and leapfrog the admissions process, an athlete who excels in their chosen sport will still stand out in their college application.

For a high school student aspiring to attend a highly selective college, playing an NCAA sport is potentially one way to stand out…

NCAA athletes formed an average of 8% of undergraduate enrollment at the highly selective colleges in 2021/2022.

Whether a highly selective college is a NCAA Division 1 member recruiting a majority of its sports team,…..

High school students who excel in an NCAA sport are positioned to gain priority admission as athlete recruits to highly selective colleges