News
Current News
16 MAY 2011
New Group Aims to Reverse Dwindling Percentage of Female Coaches
by Brad Wolverton, the Chronicle of Higher Education Female participation in NCAA sports has risen sharply since the introduction of Title IX, but the percentage of women head coaches has not. In fact, fewer than 40 percent of NCAA women’s t...
13 MAY 2011
Junior colleges approve limiting participation of foreign athletes
by Steve Wieberg, USA Today Concerned by the growing number and impact of foreign athletes — some with sketchy amateur credentials, many older and more mature than the freshmen and sophomores they compete with and against — the nation'...
13 MAY 2011
Weekly Scholarship Figures: $9.82 million secured for FirstPoint clients
Source: The Clearing Dept, FirstPoint USA FirstPoint USA: Scholarship Data FirstPoint's Clearing Department are pleased to release their weekly update of Scholarship Data secured by the company since 1st January 2011. The last week has seen...
13 MAY 2011
Stop Lowering the Bar for College Athletes
Opinion by Gerald S Gurney, president of the National Association of Academic Advisers for Athletics, is senior associate athletic director for academics and student life and an assistant professor of adult and higher education at the University of O...
12 MAY 2011
When a Student’s First-Choice College Is Out of Financial Reach
By Beckie Supiano, the Chronicle of Higher Education This spring Natasha van Doren, the mother of a prospective Southern New Hampshire University student, wrote an e-mail to Paul LeBlanc, its president. Her daughter, Mariah Mann, had fallen in lov...
09 MAY 2011
The 5 Greatest Rivalries in College Soccer
by Collegesoccernews.com Rivalries often result in the most intense and interesting college soccer contests for players, coaches, and fans. The best rivalries have attained event status and have special meaning way beyond just the outcome of t...
09 MAY 2011
Texas A&M President Has Too Many Facebook Friends
by Josh Keller, the Chronicle of Higher Education R. Bowen Loftin, the president of Texas A&M University, has been getting a little too popular on Facebook. Last month, Mr. Loftin joined the ranks of actors, television personalities, and so...
06 MAY 2011
Judge Says NCAA Athlete-Likeness Lawsuit Will Proceed
By Libby Sander, the Chronicle of Higher Education A federal judge in California has rejected the NCAA’s second attempt to dismiss antitrust and right-to-publicity claims against it in a lawsuit brought by former college football and basketb...
06 MAY 2011
A College Unfriends Its Social-Networking President
President John Maeda of RISD tried to create an open presidency via social media, but the effort backfired. He received a no-confidence vote instead. By Jeffrey R. Young, the Chronicle of Higher Education John Maeda, president of the Rhod...
04 MAY 2011
Fiona Mearns commits to Concord University on soccer scholarship
Scottish soccer prospect, Fiona Mearns, has made a commitment to sign a soccer scholarship for Concord University, in West Virginia. Concord University is home to many intercollegiate and intramural athletics teams. The intercollegiate men's teams...
04 MAY 2011
Pac-10 Is Poised to Announce $3-Billion Deals With ESPN and Fox
By Libby Sander, the Chronicle of Higher Education The Pac-10 Conference will reportedly collect about $250-million a year for the next 12 years under new agreements with ESPN and Fox worth $3-billion, according to multiple news reports Tu...
03 MAY 2011
Oliver Smith commits to Cal State University - Fullerton
FirstPoint's men's soccer prospect, Oliver Smith, has committed to pursue his academic and playing career with Cal State Fullerton for the next four years. Cal State Fullerton participates in the NCAA Division I Big West Conference. They have 13 n...
03 MAY 2011
After Months of Uncertainty, Men’s Gymnastics Will Continue at Cal
By Libby Sander, the Chronicle of Higher Education The University of California at Berkeley announced Monday that its men’s gymnastics program, which had been slated for elimination after this academic year, will continue now that the prog...
02 MAY 2011
Weekly Scholarship Figures: $9 million secured for FirstPoint clients
Source: The Clearing Dept, FirstPoint USA FirstPoint USA: Scholarship Data FirstPoint's Clearing Department are pleased to release their weekly update of Scholarship Data secured by the company since 1st January 2011. The last week has seen...
02 MAY 2011
Plagiarism Goes Social
By Mark Parry, The Chonicle of Higher Education The Web is going social. And now it seems that plagiarism might be heading that way, too. A new study found that social and user-generated Web sites are the most popular sources for student copying....
29 APR 2011
Bill Hughes joins board as Non-Executive Director
FirstPoint Chief Executive, Andrew Kean, was pleased to confirm that Bill Hughes has joined the Board of FirstPoint USA as Non-Executive Director.Bill brings a wealth of business and financial experience to FirstPoint USA, having worked a...
27 APR 2011
Paul Goodwin confirmed as FirstPoint USA Managing Director
Paul Goodwin appointed as Managing Director at FirstPoint USA FirstPoint Chief Executive, Andrew Kean, is delighted to announce that Paul Goodwin will be joining FirstPoint USA as Managing Director, commencing 3rd May 2011 Paul has extens...
27 APR 2011
Men’s basketball attendance tops 32 million again
By Gary K. JohnsonNCAA.org Men’s basketball attendance for all three NCAA divisions during the 2010-11 season equaled 32,820,701, the fifth-highest all-time. NCAA Men's Basketball Attendance Click to enlarge All Divisions Attendanc...
26 APR 2011
Connor Hamilton commits to Fairleigh Dickinson
One of FirstPoint's leading golf prospects, Connor Hamilton, has committed to pursue his academic and playing career in the NCAA Division I with Fairleigh Dickinson University, in New Jersey. The largest private university in New Jersey, FDU is an...
22 APR 2011
Universities in England Seek to Charge Highest Fees They Can
Source: Aisha Labi, The Chronicle of Higher Education Britain's controversial new tuition system faced fresh criticism this week as many universities sought to charge students close to the highest fee allowed, £9,000, or $14,700. While the un...
“FirstPointUSA helped me get a spot at an American college within four months and they were the best company out there for me.”
Lewis Pattullo
Golf Student
I’m an athlete
Apply if you think you're good enough?
- Over 3000 athletes placed on scholarship
- $100 million secured in scholarships
- First-hand knowledge & experience
- The World’s Number 1 in American Sports Scholarships
I’m a coach
Register to view full athlete profiles including:
- 20+ staff of former Student-Athletes
- Official SAT Test Centre
- Compliance & Eligibility staff
- Film & Media on all athletes