If you don't know where you're going any road is fine.  Either you run your life or life runs you - Sounds simple but running your life is not easy. It requires thought, effort and planning.  Tip 1 is always own your life - set your goal, know where you want to go. 

Write down your goal - Use our online planning sheet if you like. Click here to send me your goal statement.  Let's aim for a statement that is clear and tangible.  "I want to play college lacrosse," might be a bit vague - would any college do?  "My goal is to receive a college lacrosse scholarship to a D1 school in the northeast."  - Better, but do they all have the majors you might want?  How much of a scholarship do you need and do all the colleges cost the same?  Does this include an urban college, a rural college, a tiny religious college? 

  

As you can see quickly setting your goal isn't as easy as it seems.  It requires thinking about what is important to you and gathering information.  Give it a try.  No matter what this is your first step and in many ways the most important.

"My goal is to graduate from one of my five choices of college that have my major and offer me at least a tuition scholarship in four years."

  

Not bad as a goal statement - So now what does it take?  First you have to be admitted.  Find out what it takes.  Maybe your coach can help with admissions and maybe not, but play safe and find the SAT, ACT, Rank in Class, Grade Point Average, extracurricular activities etc that are the requirements for admission to each of your choices.

  

 Are you close?  Is there time to get your profile in line?  Are you willing to do what it may take to get your academics up to required levels? If so, plan what it is you have to do - be concrete - make lists - set goals - check them off as you accomplish them.