Committed to a School Athletically, But Recently Admitted To Better Academic Schools

Vertigo75
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 23:29:56 +0000

Definitely a tough decision. I always lean towards the academic side of things when it comes to college choice but I also do understand one wanting to live out their dream of playing ball for another four years. You won’t get another opportunity to do that.

Here’s how I look at it - if you can do really well at this school academically while playing ball, there is no reason you can’t get your MBA afterward at a very good business school and become an investment banker at that point (obviously finances come into play here). My BIL received his bachelor’s in nuclear engineering and several years later went back and received his MBA from Columbia and is now an investment banker. He got recruited by several top banks near the end of his program.

It can absolutely work out for you to still play ball; your path to IB though may take a few years longer.