HOWDY!HOWDY!

And thank you for your interest in becoming an Aggie Student And thank you for your interest in becoming an Aggie Student Athletic Trainer! The following information should help you Athletic Trainer! The following information should help you

with your application process to both The University as well as with your application process to both The University as well as to our program:to our program:

You must apply and be accepted into Texas A&M as a full-You must apply and be accepted into Texas A&M as a full-time student or be a part of the Blinn Team option. It’s time student or be a part of the Blinn Team option. It’s recommended you apply for early admission. Contact the recommended you apply for early admission. Contact the Admissions Office at 979.845.1004 to request an application Admissions Office at 979.845.1004 to request an application and to find out the deadline. We and to find out the deadline. We HIGHLYHIGHLY recommend that recommend that you contact the Admissions office before you send in your you contact the Admissions office before you send in your application so that you can set up a date to meet with a application so that you can set up a date to meet with a representative in your area to help you fill out your TAMU representative in your area to help you fill out your TAMU application. Many students are not considered because they application. Many students are not considered because they do not fill out their TAMU application properly!!!!!do not fill out their TAMU application properly!!!!!

You must fill out an application to be a part of the Aggie You must fill out an application to be a part of the Aggie Student Athletic Trainer program. Go to Student Athletic Trainer program. Go to www.aggieathletics.com and click on Athletic Training link. and click on Athletic Training link. Fill out the application sheet and submit it to Jay Martin. You Fill out the application sheet and submit it to Jay Martin. You will be contacted later about the date and time of the student will be contacted later about the date and time of the student athletic trainer orientation that will be held at the beginning athletic trainer orientation that will be held at the beginning of each Fall and Spring semester.of each Fall and Spring semester.

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Helpful Hints!Helpful Hints!

(pay attention!!! These hints could be the difference (pay attention!!! These hints could be the difference between you or someone else getting into The between you or someone else getting into The

University)University)

When writing your resume, ELABORATE! Remember, When writing your resume, ELABORATE! Remember, you’re trying to sell yourself and get the edge over you’re trying to sell yourself and get the edge over someone else. List each experience and the date. For someone else. List each experience and the date. For example, if you worked high school football for 4 years---example, if you worked high school football for 4 years---don’t write that! Write that you worked 2 years of JV don’t write that! Write that you worked 2 years of JV football and 2 years Varsity football or whatever the case football and 2 years Varsity football or whatever the case may have been with you.may have been with you.– Include any certifications you may haveInclude any certifications you may have– Include any volunteer work you may have doneInclude any volunteer work you may have done– Include any extracurricular work you may have doneInclude any extracurricular work you may have done– Include any workshops you may have attended and the datesInclude any workshops you may have attended and the dates

Helpful Hints, continued…Helpful Hints, continued… Document Document eacheach contact with a university contact with a university

representative. Make sure the university representative. Make sure the university representative you meet with documents the representative you meet with documents the contact as well so they can corroborate your contact as well so they can corroborate your information. Examples of contacts include:information. Examples of contacts include:– Any on-site visitsAny on-site visits– Any on-site meetingsAny on-site meetings– Any on-site interviewsAny on-site interviews– Any meetings with a TAMU representative at a Any meetings with a TAMU representative at a

student athletic trainer workshopstudent athletic trainer workshop– This does This does NOTNOT include visiting the TAMU web site include visiting the TAMU web site

or any of its linksor any of its links

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Your letters of recommendation should be from 3 Your letters of recommendation should be from 3 different “types” of people. Try and get a letter different “types” of people. Try and get a letter from a former employer, a school administrator, a from a former employer, a school administrator, a staff athletic trainer, or possibly someone from staff athletic trainer, or possibly someone from your church. Be sure to ask if these people will your church. Be sure to ask if these people will be able to write a positive letter of be able to write a positive letter of recommendation and if they would be recommendation and if they would be specificspecific as as to why they would recommend you. to why they would recommend you.

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Complete your applications EARLY!Complete your applications EARLY! Make follow-up phone callsMake follow-up phone calls Update any demographic changes (such Update any demographic changes (such

as phone or address changes) with The as phone or address changes) with The University as well as with usUniversity as well as with us

Application DeadlineApplication Deadline

Applications are due prior to the Applications are due prior to the beginning of each Fall and Spring beginning of each Fall and Spring semester and returned directly to:semester and returned directly to:

Jay Martin, Athletic TrainerJay Martin, Athletic Trainer

Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University

P.O. Box 30017P.O. Box 30017

College Station, TX 77842-3017College Station, TX 77842-3017

Questions?????Questions?????

Please contact Jay Martin at:Please contact Jay Martin at:

jmartin@athletics.tamu.edu

or at her office:or at her office:

979.458.3669979.458.3669

Gig ‘Em, Aggies!Gig ‘Em, Aggies!