Because here at UCLA they are and that's like completely changed my perception of college , and it's like , made it so easy for me . Um , but originally , when I was picking schools , I was looking more at like , academics , team history , location , but definitely focus on the people aspect of that as well , because I did not know how much of a difference that would make . Um .
But yes , definitely pick a location in campus that you love and academics that are right for you . Don't just pick a team because it's a good team , you know , pick something that you could see yourself being for the next 4 years . Why UCLA ?
Some recruiting advice I would give to high schoolers . When they're interacting with coaches and picking what school is best for them would first off be obviously be super polite to the coaches and remember , like , although when you're interacting with them , like they're sort of evaluating you like you want to be evaluating them too as a person because this could be your coach for the next 4 years potentially , especially when picking a school and when picking a school , um . First off , definitely think of , I didn't really think of this during my recruiting process , but it's something here now that I found to be such a big part of my life that I didn't really expect is the people , because these are the people that you will be interacting with day in , day out , 24/7 .
For my quality of my experience here so far . But yes , definitely pick a location in campus that you love and academics that are right for you . Don't just pick a team because it's a good team , you know , pick something that you could see yourself being for the next 4 years .
I attend UCLA and I play women's soccer there . Some of the best advice that I've been given from my coaches and mentors throughout the year has definitely been for recruiting purposes like how you were acting on and off the field and how much that plays into both the person you are on and off the field , but also the teammate you are and how college scouts will see you and how they will look at you . And perceive whether or not they want you on their team , both on the field , how you act , how you are cheering on your teammates , um , etc .
