Any Pre-Med Student-Athletes?

erhswimming
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:59:49 +0000

I was a pre-med student athlete last year, and I practiced 2 hours 5 times a week, with 4 extra 1 hr. 15 min. morning sessions. It was difficult, but since I didn’t have much time I stayed pretty focused. I also wrote for the newspaper, served on SGA, and pledged a fraternity. I came out with a 3.84 overall GPA, with a 3.8 major GPA (biology). I also volunteered on Sundays for 3-4 hours at the local hospital. Since I was only a freshmen, I didn’t really have the lab experience at this point to do research.

There’s also several other pre-med students on my team (swimming), and most are at the top of their class. Actually now that I’m not pre-med anymore, I feel like I’m less focused in school. I switched out simply because I didn’t want to be a doctor anymore.