<p>I will most likely be going to a mid or high major college on a basketball scholarship but my main concern in college is getting my degree. I am planning on doing aerospace engineering and I know that college sports takes up alot of a person's time. From those of you that have experienced the workload of engineering can you pease give some advice on how I can be able to do sports effectively and still manage time to get a good education.</p>
<p>Well, one thing I can say is that it's doable, at least.</p>
<p>My suitemate was on the basketball team at Rice for all four years (she took a fifth year, which I'm sure she'd recommend doing...), and I know a couple of Rice football players who were in geotech, and a cheerleader who was in civ. At least a couple of the guys on the championship baseball team were in engineering, too. College sports takes up a ton of time, but typically, there are resources available to athletes, like academic advisors who specifically work with them, in order to arrange schedules and see how to fit in all the classes and studying and such.</p>
<p>Kate, my suitemate, was just incredibly fastidious about scheduling things like study time. Being organized really helped her out. She was never afraid to tell us to shut up because she needed to study or sleep, if my roommate and I were yapping too loudly (and we loved her anyway!), so be sure to step up and be your own advocate in order to get the things that you need. Basketball's a little tougher to deal with than some other sports, because unfortunately, it wreaks havoc on both your fall and spring schedules. =</p>
<p>It's certainly something to discuss with recruiters, though. Make sure your potential coaches know that you're planning on majoring in aerospace engineering and make sure that the university and athletics department have advocates to make sure that you get the kind of education that you want, and be sure to talk to teammates about the willingness of the coach to harmoniously work with academic requirements. The best strategy will probably vary from school to school, though...</p>
<p>I'd just be very clear and up-front about where my priorities are and try to find a program that will work with that. (I know that Rice truly values student-athletes' educations, and they've got a pretty decent division I basketball team, so it might be worth looking at Rice... Not that I'm biased or anything...)</p>
<p>Good luck! There might be some actual student-athletes around the forum that have more to add... If you want, PM me and I can put you in touch with my suitemate. She's a cool gal.</p>
<p>Icer, im in exactly the same situation, however being from Australia it has made it hard for me to vouch for a scholarship. Nevertheless, if admitted, I am hoping to concentrate on my Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering degree, whilst at the same time playing for the men's basketball team as a walk-on (again, if I make the team). Everyone that I have heard comment on this, has that it would be extremely difficult and that my grades would suffer, however if given the opportunity I am definately going to give it a shot! Sorry about the rant, just thought I'd tell u (in short :P) that you aren't the only one out there with this particular dilemna.</p>
<p>I think that as the above poster said, if you manage your time perfectly, then it shouldn't be THAT much of a burden. The only problem will be the lack of free tmie that you will have because of your heavy schedule.</p>