Fall of Senior Year: Your To-Do List for Academics, Athletics, and Applications

Senior fall is go-time.

Your grades still count, your college list needs to get real, and your applications will be due before you know it. Here’s exactly what to focus on this semester — broken down by academics, high school athletics, and the D3 recruiting/application process.

Some of the best coaches in college athletics coach at Division III schools.

Coaches who have built nationally dominant programs…without the massive budgets, staffs and resources of the Division I level.

To help recruits in their college search, we’ve built our list of the Top 25 Active D3 Women’s Sports Head Coaches.

The FAFSA opens annually on October 1st.

Here's how families of college-bound athletes and students can get ahead of the process.

Plus, the most common mistakes that delay or reduce financial aid offers.

In this post we’re covering D3 Tuition Sticker Prices and why you should never rule a school out just because their cost of attendance looks expensive on paper.

Our focus, nine D3 schools with $100,000 annual tuition.

We know that looks crazy, but hear us out…

Forbes recently published their annual list of College Financial Grades, to “assesses the financial health of more than 900 private not-for-profit colleges with enrollment of more than 500 students.”

In this post we isolated the Top 20 D3 schools from the list (aka the “Healthiest” D3’s) as well as the 20 from the bottom (aka the “Least healthy” D3’s) to bring you more context.

Linfield University's head volleyball coach Jenna Street nearly walked away from the sport before ever playing in college. 

Now leading a resurgent program coming off its best season since 2013, she opens up about her own D3 recruiting story that led her to play four years at Cal Lutheran University, why she prioritizes multi-sport athletes in recruiting, and why she believes D3's four-year commitment model is worth protecting.

Coaching changes happen every summer across college sports, and for high school athletes, it can be confusing.

You may have already visited campus or gone through the pre-read process - Then the coaching staff changes. What happens next?

How John DiBartolomeo Built a 14-Year Pro Basketball Career from the Division III Level

University of Rochester legend and Maccabi Tel Aviv guard John DiBartolomeo shares the recruiting story, career journey, and hard-won lessons behind one of the most remarkable pro basketball paths in NCAA Division III (D3) history.

Elsebeth Birman is a former college student-athlete who is currently the Director of Player Development at Shenandoah University (D3) and the founder of Hoops Through Life.

In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Elsebeth discusses her own college sports recruiting process, the realities of D2 athletic scholarships, developing her own coaching style, her favorite D3 coaching memories, and much more.

When NIL became legal five years ago, most people assumed it would only benefit the biggest stars in college sports.

But the reality has been different and we think this group of alumni have found a way to align NIL with D3 in a really sustainable way that reduces donor fatigue.

Before a D3 coach starts to seriously recruit you, they will usually Google you. Before they call your high school coach, they’ll check your social media. Before they offer you a roster spot, they'll check your recent posts.

Your social media presence is part of your recruiting presence whether you like it or not. Today, we’re showing you how to build a social media profile that helps your recruiting process, rather than hurting it.

Most families assume the price on a college website is what they’ll pay - but it’s usually not.

In this 5-part series, we’re highlighting financial aid resources in each U.S. State (and D.C.) that can help NCAA D3 recruits and their families reduce the cost of college.

In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Scott Brosius talks about his recruiting journey, his professional baseball career, and what brought him full circle back to Linfield University, where he now serves as Athletic Director.

The conversation is packed with lessons for any student-athlete navigating the recruiting process, especially those frustrated that the big schools aren't calling.

No college offers yet from schools on your list? Take a deep breath.

Here are the 10 most common reasons that prospective college athletes don’t get offers, and what you can do about each one.

With v5 of the 2026 Camps List we have set a new mark with 460+ D3-focused college recruiting events.

There are events that are designed to get you recruited and others that are meant for skill development above all.

Most families assume the price on a college website is what they’ll pay in tuition - but it’s usually not.

In this 5-part series, we’re highlighting financial aid resources in each U.S. State (and D.C.) that can help recruits and their families reduce the cost of college at NCAA D3 schools.

This is designed for a prospective D3 sports recruit entering their Junior or Senior Season - But, if you are younger than that, you can still learn something!

Here’s our suggested blueprint for this Summer…