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<p>In general, it is best to have a bachelor’s degree in the same or closely related* branch of engineering if one wants to do graduate study. It can be done from something like physics if the student had carefully selected in and out of major electives (perhaps including junior and senior level engineering courses) tailored to preparing for graduate study in engineering. From math, it is likely that computer science and industrial engineering are the most likely possibilities.</p>
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<p>He may want to check the time commitment of the sport. Also, the different schools have different levels of competitiveness. Notre Dame, Portland, and Santa Clara are all in NCAA Division I, but Stonehill is in NCAA Division II.</p>
<p>Note that Santa Clara is on the quarter system, which may result in different amounts of overlap between the sports season and the academic calendar. It may be desirable to choose a school where there is less overlap between the sports season and the academic calendar (e.g. football season will overlap half of the academic year at a semester school, but only a third of the academic year at a quarter school).</p>