Life of a student-athlete at CMU?

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Hello there- my daughter is a 2027 HS graduate who is considering CMU as a student-athlete. There has already been material contact between the coaches and my daughter; and she is very interested in the school. Her interests right now are business (Tepper) and pre-law (Dietrich).

She understands that not a lot will happen until after her junior year - where admissions can get a better sense of her application. She attends a good college prep school, takes a lot of advanced classes, and has the kind of GPA where she has a decent chance to be considered for admission. My question to the board, for those who have kids who are student-athletes at CMU, is how are they managing things? Obviously her studies will take up a lot of time, and - in the UAA - there is a lot of travel (Atlanta, Chicago, etc).

Any thoughts about experiences here would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Hopefully she will get some feedback here but fundamentally she has to talk with future teammates at any school she is considering. She can ask the coach to connect her with teammates. If a coach won’t do that, they aren’t serious (at least yet) about her as a recruit.

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My daughter is a freshman engineer playing a spring sport but I do have some feedback. For the teams, they typically play against other schools in the region as opposed to cross crossing half the country. UAA conference championships and beyond would require the substantial travel. That said, the work is no joke. My kid studies all the time

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