Student Athlete Advice

fenwaysouth
Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:55:39 +0000

oshen24,

I agree with everything TheGFG has stated above You need to research (American) football specifically to get the best feel for it. I played D2 tennis in college 30 years ago, and I was a business major. My situation was manageable, and I had a full social life. My oldest son is an Ivy baseball player studying engineering. There is no similiarity whatsoever. He is consumed with his major and his sport. He has little to no time for anything else. My middle son is also a pretty good baseball player. He is going to study engineering in college next year. He has seen how difficult his older brothers situation is with engineering and baseball, and decided to forego baseball to focus on his engineering studies. So, I think your question is a fair one, but there are additional factors such as majors that you need to look at too.

IMHO Bottom line - If you are focused on academic schools then focus on academics. You are off to a great start with a 3.95GPA and attending a very selective school. Your potential college major will have a huge impact on your time committment as anything including football or any sport. As a hs sophomore, I applaud you for looking down the road a few years to position yourself for the future. Athletics can be an important part of a college students overall experience but it will most likely not be the most important thing.

PS…If football is the single most important thing then you need to go to a school that will position you to go professional such as the SEC (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas A&M, etc…)

Good luck!