Crew+ premed

eadad
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:17:41 +0000

The biggest concern I could think of would be balancing time, studies and sleep.

Most crew teams row in the very early morning when waters are still calm. In many cases this means getting up at “dark thirty” and being on the water at sunrise. If you already row crew, you know it takes time to prep and set up and then take down as well. In addition there will be required ERG time on top of time on the water.

Depending on where you are planning to attend school is another issue due to weather. Most big programs in the NE have indoor facilities. I remember touring Dartmouth’s indoor rowing center and was quite impressed.

My son rowed varsity crew for four years in HS and wanted to continue in college but the early hours and total time commitment were problematic. He is now planning to join the local rowing club which rows near where he attends Med school. He thinks it will be a great form of stress relief as long as he can do it on his own schedule.