Thanks, @Socrates01 ! All I’ll say is- East Coast - Best BH in the Country!! 
BS coursework ( thankfully ) was never an issue or a problem and they were definitely in high demand with college coaches. And collegiate rowing programs really do pile it on!!
But ours is also a cautionary college rowing tale in many ways… it gets better! I think it’s been long enough so I’ll share.
The boys and SD started rowing when they were in 7th grade. Each owned their own single by HS and all three trained year round from the start . My SD was the only one with a seamless college rowing experience from start to finish- at an Ivy.
K1 was an amazing junior rower, but a total prima donna - and an unbelievable PITA. I can say that now because I’m his mother, but it wasn’t exactly a closely guarded secret either back then . He was recruited to an Ivy and almost out of the gate had a massive falling out with the head coach. To be honest- it wasn’t a huge surprise. He continued to row at another BH upriver with a highly regarded coach who took him on… I was ripped, but I fully backed Ivy coach- who kept in contact with me. He was that good , but many thought K2 was even better- which I’ll save for an unholy sibling thread down the road . Anyway- after the dust settled- K1 went about putting together a dynamic double with another young man and eventually worked his way back to the Ivy team… It was a long, long journey- and it wasn’t easy to mend the relationship with Ivy coach or his teammates ( far from it! ) , but it turned out to be the ultimate life lesson for someone like him, and I’m pleased to say he’s a different person now.
Thank God.
He graduated and will soon start coaching the Masters after work and he still rows in his free time .
I won’t get into gory details, but K2 hit a different- unforeseen wall that took us all by surprise- including all his past coaches . Beloved by everyone ( college coaches and teammates alike ), he decided to live a little ( cough ) instead of admitting that he was completely burned out… which would’ve been totally understandable! It happens- a lot!! But, he kept it to himself- and BOOM.
No one saw that one coming… at all- including me and we’re very close .
So, he took some time off to regroup and eventually worked his way back, too. His coach and teammates ( for the record ) weren’t happy either because he was their rockstar recruit, but I think they all understood and appreciated the incredible path he jumped off and rallied around him and gave him a lot of support. Again- mom was kind of ripped- maybe more shocked , but I was very relieved that he was okay. It could’ve been a lot worse and I’m truly grateful it wasn’t.
He’ll coach again and row this summer, too. Both boys started coaching during the summer after BS senior year and K2 does really well with the novices and more advanced kids. He’s such a cool person in many ways and he’s still a great rower.
So… it was quite the journey for both boys, but it was theirs to have and everything ended well for the most part.
Mom, however … No, I’m fine. Just kidding.