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Anonymous wrote:I am suprised you didn't already realize that once you become a D1 athlete you are no longer in control of your time. Everything is dictated by the sport. If your practice is 2-5 in the afternoon then you can't have a class at that time for instance. D1 sports is not something you fit in at college. It is your primary responsibility and school is 2nd. That is why athletes choose D3 schools. It sounds like you do not understand what you signed up for.

Is that valid for small LACs too? I am asking because I have a good friend who's kid is being actively recruited by a D1 rural LAC in NY on a Track scholarship. The kid is looking for a Chem or Physics major right now.

If you're talking about Colgate, we were told that they are one of the high academic D1s that have a general policy about starting practices after 4:00 pm or ending them before 8 am or something like that, to avoid class conflicts because those are periods when no classes are supposed to be scheduled (a few evening seminars might be after practices end). I assume that doesn't mean there couldn't be a conflict in a particular instance and travel to games would still be disruptive for the class, but it least reduces the daily conflicts.

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Anonymous wrote:This poster sounds like they are doing their homework to understand reality as opposed to a fantasy presented by the coach that stem degrees are able to be pursued and that lots of athletes do so.

Nobody said lots of athletes do it, not even the coach.

Lots of non athlete STEM majors also change degrees.

If the student wants to do it and is smart enough they can do it.

But the reality is OPs son might find STEM in college too hard, athlete or not.

This was flatly not true at Yale for physics. Profs said “Miss labs and you fail.” Coach said “Miss practice or a game and you’re off the team.” That’s the simple reality at many schools.

Some can maybe manage it and some can not. Always prioritize the major over the sport.

I’m not clear what’s meant here. Exactly zero athletes can “manage it” it if they have required labs that conflict with required practices and games. There is nothing to manage. It’s not a question of effort or time management, it’s a question of not being able to be in two places at once. There is zero grey area here.

Anonymous wrote:I am suprised you didn't already realize that once you become a D1 athlete you are no longer in control of your time. Everything is dictated by the sport. If your practice is 2-5 in the afternoon then you can't have a class at that time for instance. D1 sports is not something you fit in at college. It is your primary responsibility and school is 2nd. That is why athletes choose D3 schools. It sounds like you do not understand what you signed up for.

Is that valid for small LACs too? I am asking because I have a good friend who's kid is being actively recruited by a D1 rural LAC in NY on a Track scholarship. The kid is looking for a Chem or Physics major right now.