chanski

I looking into being recruited for swimming at some of the top 20 schools. I love swimming and I would sacrifice a lot to swim in college...but what if I cannot handle the course load with the sport, but was "pushed" in by the coach at admissions. Academics are my first priority and considering I will be spending a massive amount of cash for college and I plan to go to medical school, I would need to maintain a high GPA. Would I be able to quit the sport and remain in the college (At both DI and DIII colleges)?

I don't plan to quit if I do swim in college, and I am nearly positive I won't because swimming has been with me for more than 11 years and I think I can handle school and sport combo...I'm just cuirous...

MomofWildChild

DIII you can quit. DI you can quit, but if you have any scholarship you might lose it depending on the terms. A number of recruited athletes wind up quitting their sport in college- it really is a big commitment.

chanski

ok, gotchya, thank you

kc_lady

If you're really looking to balance academics and swimming, you might seriously look at Kenyon or other smaller schools with good programs. They have one of the top programs in the country, and because they are a small LAC and DIII, focus just as much, if not more, on academics.

Cre8tive1

Division III schools recruit???

MomofWildChild

You bet DIII schools recruit. Varies from school to school and sport to sport, of course. S is being recruited strongly by several DIII schools along with some DIs. I am pulling for the DIIIs.

bullwinkle

You can always quit your sport and remain in the college. You would obviously lose any athletic scholie money if you were at a D-1 (obviously, no D-3 athletic money). but don't stress. Give it a shot. Yes at any level it is a great time committment, but you will learn to manage your time. Also, the team, coaches, etc. provide you an instant connect to the school and typically great support.

At a D-3 IMO there is typically more understanding that classes come first. I think it is also typical that at a d-3 you are a student-athlete and at d-1 more of an athlete student though.

IMO you will also find that fellow students, professors and those in the job market or grad school administrators have tremendous respect for the time and effort that athletes put in and in representing their school.

And as the post above noted, all divisions most definitely recruit. There are differences from sport to sport, size of the school, size of staff and what they can offer (divisions differ in # and type of scholarships, etc.)