<p>Is it possible?</p>
<p>Joining novice Crew+ premed/ bio major at a high tier school?</p>
<p>Thannks!</p>
<p>What does novice crew mean? What division are you in?</p>
<p>Whatever it means, whether you can do it or not depends entirely on your abilities (ie, only you know whether you can do it or not).</p>
<p>I've heard of/known people who juggled a D-I sport in addition to the usual pre-med stuff, and I've known people that had to cut back on club sports because it was cutting into their grades and pre-med commitments.</p>
<p>i have a friend doing engineering, pre-med and div. 1 crew...</p>
<p>she seems to still have a life tho....but i imagine it is pretty tough...</p>
<p>The biggest concern I could think of would be balancing time, studies and sleep.</p>
<p>Most crew teams row in the very early morning when waters are still calm. In many cases this means getting up at "dark thirty" and being on the water at sunrise. If you already row crew, you know it takes time to prep and set up and then take down as well. In addition there will be required ERG time on top of time on the water.</p>
<p>Depending on where you are planning to attend school is another issue due to weather. Most big programs in the NE have indoor facilities. I remember touring Dartmouth's indoor rowing center and was quite impressed.</p>
<p>My son rowed varsity crew for four years in HS and wanted to continue in college but the early hours and total time commitment were problematic. He is now planning to join the local rowing club which rows near where he attends Med school. He thinks it will be a great form of stress relief as long as he can do it on his own schedule.</p>
<p>Don't do it. Both my friends at top-tier school (Northwestern+Brown) that were premeds quit pretty soon b.c the grades could not keep with the physical stress of waking early/ studying night before for test the next day as well the added hassle of less time. You might have good time mgmt skills but can your body keep up?</p>
<p>yep, it's possible. But crew will probz be your social life.</p>
<p>You will look better in your application with crew and good/decent grades than just good grades. Med schools like a real person.</p>