<p>As for balancing track and studies, I have known a couple of people on the track team fairly well, and they seem to get along quite well. There will obviously be some scheduling challenges, and you won’t be able to make a full committment to some other time-intensive activities, but from what I know it is not terribly difficult to maintain good grades and participate meaningfully in a couple of other minor activities along the way. The hardest part is probably just making sure not to put too much on your plate- don’t take 5.5 credits in season and then join other clubs, because that just won’t work.</p>