<p>Hi all. As an update, there’s both good and bad news. First, the negative: D is injured yet AGAIN, so her collegiate career is essentially over without having really begun. The athletics aspect has been very disappointing, as she has put in countless hours over these past years for zero performance reward. She never improved after high school, and spent a lot of time injured or below-par after injury. This experience is not at all uncommon on her team, by the way. </p>
<p>The positive is that she has really loved the team experience in all other ways. The fun, the friendships, the training camps in beautiful locations, the free Nike gear, etc. </p>
<p>Re career: She did finally encounter an interviewer–a female one even–who was impressed that she was an athlete, and she landed a nice internship in NYC junior summer. The other positive is she expanded on her involvement in that campus organization, and earned a higher leadership position. She is hoping this involvement will pay off with employers.</p>
<p>While fun and interesting, here’s the negative: lately it has been a major time commitment that has made her senior year very, very stressful. Studies, sport, rehab, leadership position, and the job search are a lot to handle at once. For example, she is in Europe at present for a conference related to the organization, and just got bumped off the return flight. She already missed a midterm that has to be made up, and now it looks like she may miss another due to the delay. This will be a huge hassle.</p>