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  • Andra Sirbu receives a full tennis scholarship at Bradley University!

    For the fifth consecutive year, the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education have ranked Bradley University as the top university in Illinois, and among the top 25 private universities in the nation, for Student Engagement in their 2021 college rankings. The survey of more than 170,000 students measured enrolled student perceptions of how challenging […]

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  • Elif Tuana Gunal named Athlete of the Week at Missouri State University!

    This week’s Murney Student-Athlete of the Week is Missouri State tennis’ Tuana Gunal. Over the weekend, Gunal secured her first singles win as a Bear in a dual match. She won her match and secured a lead for the Bears with a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles. Earlier on in the match, Gunal and her […]

  • Congratulations to Berta Passola on receiving a full tennis scholarship at UC Berkeley!

    UC Berkeley is the No. 1 U.S. public university, the sixth-best among public and private universities nationally and the world’s ninth-best university overall, according to the Times Higher Education’s 2024 World University Rankings, released today (Sept. 27, 2023).    The Times Higher Ed World University Rankings evaluated more than 1,900 universities across 99 countries and territories.  […]

  • Weekly practice schedule of student-athletes

    Every team has a slightly different practice schedule depending on class schedule of the athletes, but here’s a sample weekly schedule of top 20 US athletic teams. Monday2:00 – 4:00pm: Team Practice4:00 – 5:00pm: Weights Tuesday1:00 – 2:00pm: Individual Practice2:00 – 4:00pm: Team Practice4:00 – 4:30pm: Conditioning Wednesday2:00 – 4:00pm: Team Practice4:00 – 5:00pm: Weights […]

  • What is a combined scholarship and how can I qualify for one?

    Division II and some division I universities can only offer partial scholarships that cover 60% -70% of tuition to their student-athletes. Many international prospective students aren’t aware that in this case they have an opportunity to apply for an academic scholarship, which, in combination with an athletic one, can cover the full cost of tuition, […]

  • How does receiving prize money affect athletes’ eligibility?

    Although prospective student-athletes are allowed to participate in professional tournaments while in high school, there are rules on how much prize money they can receive. At D I universities, athletes can receive the amount of money that does not exceed their tournament expenses. For example, if an athlete spent $900 for travel, hotel, and meals […]

  • How to get accepted to an Ivy League University?

    The Ivy League is an association of eight elite American universities located in seven states in the northeastern United States. The name comes from the ivy shoots that coiled around the old buildings at these universities. The Ivy League includes Harvard University, Yale University, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Columbia University, Brown University, Dartmouth […]

  • Am I good enough for a full athletic scholarship?

    Every year, college coaches recruit the best players from a variety of talented candidates across the world. Today we will talk about some of the criteria that college coaches look at when deciding which candidate to award a scholarship to. When it comes to individual sports, coaches evaluate players by standard ratings and times (time […]