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Thanks, I didn't even know she was trying out there! That is great!Well if this thread is talking about the person I think it is, she just made OSU Cheer.
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Thanks, I didn't even know she was trying out there! That is great!Well if this thread is talking about the person I think it is, she just made OSU Cheer.
My 2 CP's say all the time they are going to cheer in College. I adore my girls and hope all their dreams come true. I won't say anything to deflate their dreams, but seeing amazing athletes not making teams makes me wonder how realistic cheering in College will be.
Well if this thread is talking about the person I think it is, she just made OSU Cheer.
that's even stranger to me. is that common to just try out somewhere else if you don't make a team? like this isn't just an all star gym down the street... this is COLLEGE and your entire future. i get being sad that you didn't make it and really wanting to cheer... but that is just wild to me. and it's May. so you've more than likely paid nonrefundable tuition and housing deposits to the original school. possibly even attended orientations and made your schedule, depending on the school. you go to college for an education, not cheerleading. cheerleading is an added bonus.
hate to break it to everyone, but cheerleading isn't everything. there is, in fact, a world out there beyond it.
Yes yes yes!! If a school has great academics and you don't make the cheer team then don't settle for your fall back school just because you made the team there. I can see using cheer to be a tie-breaker if you can't still can't decide between school but don't let it be your only reason for going there.that's even stranger to me. is that common to just try out somewhere else if you don't make a team? like this isn't just an all star gym down the street... this is COLLEGE and your entire future. i get being sad that you didn't make it and really wanting to cheer... but that is just wild to me. and it's May. so you've more than likely paid nonrefundable tuition and housing deposits to the original school. possibly even attended orientations and made your schedule, depending on the school. you go to college for an education, not cheerleading. cheerleading is an added bonus.
hate to break it to everyone, but cheerleading isn't everything. there is, in fact, a world out there beyond it.
Meh.
It's May. So you likely have paid deposits but have only been to like, "spring welcome days" not actual orientation which is typically fall. You have not made a tuition payment yet.
It's also entirely possible that whomever this girl is was also accepted to OSU, and didn't just decide to go there. Most people line up MULTIPLE tryouts because you apply to multiple schools. You apply to University A, B, and C, and tryout at all 3. This way, if you don't make one or two, you have options. Not unheard of!
Reading all this makes me think cheering in college is a really difficult thing to accomplish . Do people with non level 5 skills even get a chance to cheer in college in the US? May sound silly but i have no clue since we don't have college cheer over here
Yes but not at a lot of the bigger cheer schools. A lot of big sports schools require a standing tuck minimum even if they aren't one of the most competitive. Some schools have no tumbling requirement and others are just a bhs. Usually ones with no tumbling requirement are smaller or super selective academically.Reading all this makes me think cheering in college is a really difficult thing to accomplish . Do people with non level 5 skills even get a chance to cheer in college in the US? May sound silly but i have no clue since we don't have college cheer over here
Yes. The only level 5 tumbling skill I have is jumps to tuck and next year will be my third year cheering in college. Not all programs are competitive so you don't have to have a full and whatever else. Some schools have level 3/4 requirements (running & standing tucks) and fulls are preferred. It's the top schools, the ones with the most national titles (ex. Kentucky, OSU, Louisville) where level 5 skills are totally required.
Most only game day schools require at least a back handspring (or higher) for tumbling in addition to strong stunting game day and stunting skills. For example, my school only does games (and occasionally a routine for half time or exhibition) and tumbling is not required but you get more points if you do tumble. You can make the team without tumbling but you have to have tight motions, nice jumps, good game day presence, can pick up material quickly, and have the potential to be a coed flyer.
Well honestly Texas Tech and OSU is pretty comparable in terms of Academics...and usually if you are accepted at one then you will accepted at the other. Girls from her program(and same team) have been accepted at both so I'm sure they encouraged her to try out for OSU. If she didn't make it there she would have probably gone to Texas Tech. If the two schools are similar to each other and she gets to cheer at one and not the other why wouldn't she.
I'm a music major and I auditioned at TCU, Rice, SMU and UT(although I knew in my heart UT was out a long time ago and didn't even audition there I just sent in my tape). And I got into SMU with scholarship, but got rejected from both TCU's music program(I got into the school) and Rice. Each audition of mine was fairly similar and I knew professors at each school, and while my parents wanted me to go to Rice and were disappointed when I didn't get in. In the end my dream school was SMU and I'm very much happy there. So for parents out there with kids wanting to cheer at different colleges. If all things considered you are happy with all three schools or whatever (and they are all close by) then go ahead and try out for all three. If Cheer is important to her whatever school she gets on the cheer squad, that should go into consideration for the school she ultimately chooses.