okay so I am a sophomore and high school and ever since I visited Stanford I have been dying to attend. I am a very passionate and driven person in general, and I am good at every sport I play honestly (especially soccer). Would it be hard to get recruited by Stanford for women’s soccer and or volleyball? Also, I own my own business and travel / fashion blog. Would Stanford be impressed by that? I think if I pursue what I want to with passion and actually get things done before I go to college I could have a shot at Stanford as long as I keep up my grades high and continue to varsity in 3 sports and own my travel/fashion blog and business.
You should go to the gostanford.com website to peruse Stanford athletics. You can look at the rosters for both soccer and volleyball and see some the qualifications current players have. That might help you figure out if you will be recruitable.
You will also need to have a strong HS academic record and outstanding SAT scores.
You might also talk with your club team coaches as they’ll often have a good idea of what it takes to play at different colleges.
For volleyball at Stanford and other schools at that level of competition, the women are very tall. Pretty much everyone is 6 feet or taller except for maybe a couple of players at libero/defensive specialist and an occasional person with exceptional jumping ability.
Stanford’s soccer program is extremely competitive and recruits from the very highest level of players. Look at the roster- those women are top-notch, won-every-award-in-the-book, type players. Stanford coaches are probably already looking at high school sophomores to recruit at this point, so if you are interested, you need to be sending them your videos/recruiting info now. Women’s soccer is very difficult as far as recruitment, so if you really want to play in college, don’t limit yourself to D1 or to any specific schools. You will have to cast a wide net to see where you get interest and then go from there. No doubt that Stanford is an amazing school, but be sure to look at other schools as well to come up with a list that is realistic for your stats, finances and sports (if you choose to do them).
Dear mmmkkk2 : As a High School sophomore, you are now entering a critical time when it comes to college Varsity Sports and we need to level set on a couple of points you raised. Being good at every sport you play is interesting, but when it comes to Women’s Soccer specifically, competing on a Regional or National-ranked travel team is critical for recruiting purposes. Showcases and premier leagues are heavily used in soccer to identify potential players in real game settings. High school games and local leagues do not provide the level of competition against which a premier Varsity caliber player can be evaluated. Therefore, if you are not already competing on a travel team at this level, the ship might well have already sailed at a school such as Stanford.
Second, top level NCAA Division I Varsity players in a given sport do not participate in more than one sport. If you would like a multi-sport, Varsity environment, consider NCAA Division III options where scholarships are not offered and the demands of any single sport might be lessened. Division I players in WSOC will train year-'round starting in August of a given year for training, playing a Fall season schedule from September to November, move to indoor training during winter months, and actively train with a limited Spring schedule.
It would seem your questions are more directed towards acceptance criteria at Stanford rather than a pure collegiate sports experience.