Women: 5'8" height and 9'8" approach jump, Men: 6'2" height and 10'8" approach jump 

You're talented—hey, you got into the NCAA—but your major is philosophy and you're going through an existential crisis. You're changing. Your interests are shifting. It's okay, though. It's not like you were the star player anyway; going pro was never really a possibility for you. You'll leave that to your teammates who have weirdly active pituitary glands.

Women: 5'10" height and 10' approach jump, Men: 6'3" height and 10'9" approach jump 

Although you had a few moments that made it onto the highlight reel, you don't think you're cut out to make it professionally. You might try to get on a small tour after college, but you've taken comfort in the fact that you have a degree to fall back on. A nice, cushy degree.

Women: 5'11" height and 10'2" approach jump, Men: 6'4" height and 10'10" approach jump 

You're a solid performer for your college team and you make contributions outside of the spotlight. If you train insanely hard, you might be able to pursue volleyball professionally. However, you know in your heart that it's a longshot. You still love the sport, though, so the thought of becoming a coach lingers in the back of your mind.

Women: 6'0" height and 10'4" approach jump, Men: 6'5" height and 10'11" approach jump 

While you're a well-respected player on the team, you never quite reached star status. That being said, you're an extremely skilled player, capable of going toe to toe with most of your fellow athletes. Despite this, even you must admit that it'll be hard to maintain that success on a professional level.

Women: 6'0"–6'4" height and 10'4"+ approach jump, Men: 6'6" height and 10'12"+ approach jump 

You're a standout on your team, respected for your technical knowledge and admired for your physical dominance. Over the years, you've built a strong support structure of coaches and fellow athletes that you hope will lead you to professional success, and maybe even an Olympic appearance. But you know volleyball well enough to know that it's a small, competitive sport. Success is never a given, but you have a better shot than most.

Ever hear the phrase, "one in a million"? Well, you'll need to be exactly that if you want to go pro. Think about the best high school athlete in your district of 10 high schools. The absolute Big Man in the area. He gets headhunted so hard by colleges that he can barely spare time for his school work, let alone friends. Then, he gets into college and is a total all star there...of the 12 best all stars on his team that year. Well, guess, what? Only one of those guys will be a pro in five years...if this is a top class of athletes out of the the past several years. 

So, even if you're in the 95th percentile of all NCAA athletes in your sport, you've still got a snowball's chance in a microwave of going pro. Not to mention actually mattering at all. More than likely, you'll still be struggling to eke out a living on the bench for a year or stuck on a farm team until you're forced to look for other work. We could bludgeon you with more data and stats, but as you dream about success, just make sure you're hedging your bets.

In other words: enjoy that "alternative" career, Shmooper. (#realtalk)