Listen the whole podcast here: https://www.collegeessayguy.com/podcast-stream/409-crash-course-in-college-athletic-recruiting My guest is Katie Andersen, a former NCAA Division 1 Women’s Soccer player at Duke University, who now advises student-athletes through her organization, College Fit OC . She’s also the co-founder of The Student-Athlete Advisors , which focuses on educating and mentoring educational consultants who advise college-bound student-athletes. Our conversati

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