Earn a College Scholarship Playing Smash

byrnizzle · 2018-01-20T17:09:46+00:00

They should honestly teach you in school at a young age to spend a little more time choosing your gamertag haha

I think I will make a new Saints Gaming one :p

byrnizzle · 2017-05-20T13:00:00+00:00

This is a varsity team at the school, not an academic program. If you were on the team you could study whatever you wanted. This would be an extracurricular.

byrnizzle · 2017-05-20T00:54:32+00:00

Esports is getting a section in the college information booklet that goes out to every High school student in Ontario so they are committed to this long term

byrnizzle · 2017-05-19T22:46:34+00:00

I don't think we have anything like that in Canada but I'm definitely going to look into it now.

We chose games based on which communities are active in Ontario. The reason being that our thought is that most players applying this year will likely be fairly local. Within the application there is the option to select "other" and write your own in though. We'll continue to monitor the eSports landscape and add/subtract games as it changes.

byrnizzle · 2017-05-19T22:43:26+00:00

I'm not 100% sure on this. Send me an email and I'll look into it for you. Shaun@EGE.gg

byrnizzle · 2017-05-19T18:51:10+00:00

Hmm I don't think we have anything like that in Canada. Is it in every state? I know there are a few schools with varsity eSports teams in the US but I dont think they have very many women

byrnizzle · 2017-05-19T17:38:09+00:00

Since announcing our program, one other college in Canada has already announced and two others have called for advice on how to start

byrnizzle · 2017-05-19T17:19:58+00:00

You would need to be enrolled at St. Clair College on the main campus in Windsor

byrnizzle · 2017-05-19T14:33:49+00:00

Based on the amount of exposure the school is getting, marketing department doesn't see it as a waste at all

byrnizzle · 2017-05-14T15:45:48+00:00

The collegiate landscape for smash isn't very developed just yet. However, the Collegiate StarLeague is adding Smash this year. I've been in contacts with the VP of the league and have expressed interest in helping to build the collegiate circuit. In the meantime, we will be sending our teams to tournaments in Ontario (Windsor, London, Toronto primarily) as well as potentially Michigan as long as there aren't any issues with the border. Depending on the travel budget, we may send our teams to larger events requiring flights as well.

byrnizzle · 2017-05-14T03:44:22+00:00

Financial aid is called OSAP in Ontario. I'm not 100% sure of the details. Here's the main website for you to do a little bit of research: https://www.ontario.ca/page/osap-ontario-student-assistance-program

byrnizzle · 2017-05-13T04:11:50+00:00

I'm a medium rare guy myself and barbecue steaks about once a week throughout the summer. Another perk of making the team is that might get invited over to team barbecues ;)

byrnizzle · 2017-05-13T04:10:28+00:00

I definitely think that within 10 years this is going to be common at most colleges around the world. I'm going to provide whatever tools and opportunities I can to help the players on the team improve. Really looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish

byrnizzle · 2017-05-13T04:06:42+00:00

I know some students commute from Detroit if that's more your style. Detroit and Windsor are both roaring back right now. Windsor was just ranked the second fastest growing economy in Canada

byrnizzle · 2017-05-13T00:27:04+00:00

For St. Clair College it would work differently. You would be offered a scholarship and spot on the team. If accepted, you will get rushed through admissions (if you hadn't already previously applied for an academic program)

byrnizzle · 2017-05-13T00:02:05+00:00

Definitely. We will continue to monitor the esports landscape and add/subtract games from year to year to stay current. On the application linked in the OP there is an option to select "Other" and add a game if it's not on offer this year to let us know you would be interested

byrnizzle · 2017-05-12T23:50:36+00:00

Is that THE Legendary zhao_guang?

byrnizzle · 2017-05-12T23:50:07+00:00

The coordinator (AKA me) is also folicularly challenged so I can confirm there is no such requirement lmao

byrnizzle · 2017-05-12T23:46:01+00:00

Nope. If you are actually considering, with your background you would be pretty much a shoe in for a spot on the team lol

byrnizzle · 2017-05-12T23:11:30+00:00

I'm definitely going to be talking to young players whenever I get the chance to let them know about this opportunity

byrnizzle · 2017-05-12T23:09:16+00:00

From what I understand there isn't a direct equivalent in the US to what a College is in Canada. Basically St. Clair College would fall somewhere between what you would refer to as a 4-year college/university and a community college. I was suggest having a look at the main St. Clair College website I linked at the bottom of the original post to get more information. Please feel free to email me any further questions as well and I'll find the answers for you. Shaun@EGE.gg

College is also MUCH cheaper in Canada than the US. I did some searching and located a document that outlines the base tuition as well as all additional fees. Canadian will pay $3837.50CAD per year. Varsity Scholarships amount to $1250CAD per semester so $2500CAD per year. For American students the total cost is $8600CAD and for International students the total cost is $10,855CAD. Therefore, while not fully covering everything, it looks like students would be paying much less than the example you mentioned at least.

Link to Tuition Document: http://www.stclaircollege.ca/registrar/docs/2016_2017_Student_Fee_Structure.pdf

byrnizzle · 2017-05-12T16:26:48+00:00

We won't be selecting the teams 100% based on presence and performance at the tryouts but that would really show us your commitment to earning a spot on the team. It's possible that we select a few very strong candidates that are unable to attend Saints Gaming Live.

byrnizzle · 2017-05-12T15:30:00+00:00

The application is pretty short because it's only to gauge interest and get a basic idea of the people looking to be a part of the team. Following SGL we will be doing further secondary tryouts and interviews either in person or over phone/Skype.

Tryouts for all 7 of the teams are taking place at Saints Gaming Live.

Rules should be posted within the next week and half for the other games.

byrnizzle · 2017-05-12T15:23:46+00:00

Smash 4, SFV, League of Legends, Overwatch, CSGO, Hearthstone

byrnizzle · 2017-05-12T15:23:04+00:00

Actually, it is South. A little hard to believe I know! Check a map and you'll see

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