<p>VMT ~ The varsity swimming was at the level she was used to. The workouts and number of hours she was swimming was what she had experienced as a USA swimmer. The difference was that she was homeschooled through a consortium before and had more time to independently do her homework. </p>
<p>She has had to learn how to study differently at CASE. And I am probably not explaining it well. But she has had to use the SI Study groups and Tutor’s more at CASE which requires more time than just the lectures and homework. She was only getting about 3 - 5 hours of sleep when she was on the swim team and trying to keep up in class and in her work was overwhelming her. She had to decide on dropping a class or swimming, she chose swimming. She is in her second semester (she dropped swimming half way through her first semester) and she is still adjusting. </p>
<p>She is loves CASE and she knew going in that Math and Science did not come as easy to her as literature but she wants a career in BME. Plus she is learning a foreign language (Mandarin) so she has taken on a big load. She dropped swimming (which emotionally was very hard for her to do) but has gone Greek so she is getting to experience something new. She plans to volunteer or take a pt job next year in one of the labs or at the hospital to get some hands on experience. She may reduce her class load as a result, she’ll have to decide. But either way, she is happy that she has chosen CASE.</p>