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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are no accommodations for soccer players.  The problem with many science or art majors is that many classes have physical appearance requirements that you cannot do during the season.  And, that you have to be careful with scheduling in the off season so you do not miss required practices.

OP said their kid wants to be a medical doctor.  In the power 4 - maybe Stanford would accommodate that - maybe.  Not a problem freshman year.  But, labs require attendance.  Look at the online course requirements.  Typically you get one absence.  After that - you are done.  Retake the course.  So you schedule those course Spring and Summer.  That works until you start running into the prerequisite requirements for other courses you can take.  And, even at big colleges not every course is offered every term.

My daughter is an OP now.  She took 5 years to get through her undergrad.  Two of her friends are finishing med school.  They took 6 years to get through undergrad.  You can do it.  It just takes longer.

Frankly, it’s pretty rare to get any degree in 4 years and play a college sport.  Most kids take no more than 11/12 credits in season.  So, summer classes are basically a given.

And, hanging around because you have a scholarship.  Doesn’t happen.  If a coach wants that money to give to someone else because you aren’t producing on the field- rest assured they will get it.  You will quit.  All you have to do is look at the rosters from year to year and you see that.

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Yes Stanford would allow you to be pre-med and science major with all the labs and play.  In the ACC you could also do that at BC, Wake, Duke, ND, and maybe some others.  In the SEC, maybe Vandy.  At another SEC school an older friend of DD was told she could not be a bio major and be on the team.  Big10 I actually think USC would be fine with it.  If you are looking for something like this you have to pick carefully.  Many girls who want this try to go Ivy or failing that high academic D-3 (UAA and NESCAC).  You have to decide which is more important -- the soccer or the school.[/quote]

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