Life without Sports

iubaccounting
Wed, 13 Jul 2016 21:38:45 +0000

I just finished my freshman year of college, and I played tennis all 4 years in high school. I played anywhere from 4-15 hours per week in the offseason, depending on the time of year. I was faced with a similar decision. I am good enough to play varsity tennis for a Division III school, but I ended up choosing a Division I school for academic reasons. I barely played at all during the school year.

I enjoyed playing tennis in high school, but I didn’t miss it in college. I spent the extra time with friends, and we played a lot of pick-up basketball. None of us are great players, but we got a lot of exercise and had fun. Personally, I think people should pick the college that is the best fit in terms of money and education. If that college happens to have a sport you can play, then great. I just wouldn’t choose a college just based on whether you can play sports there unless you are on scholarship.