Premed with athletics

Emily2007
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:26:12 +0000

You probably won’t have time during the school year to fit many ECs. I managed to do research on top of my (non-D1) sport, but that was it, so volunteering/clinical stuff I had to do over summers.

I don’t really expect playing a sport to affect my application that much… it’s one of the most substantial things I’ve done during college, takes a ton of commitment and work ethic, and it’s not something most applicants have, so obviously it’s going to help rather than hurt. Still I don’t expect it to significantly impact my acceptances, and it won’t excuse mediocre grades or having less clinical/volunteering. But, maybe someone who’s done it and has gone through the app process will know more, I’m no expert!