<p>I went to a top tier academic and athletic university and I definitely struggled. The coarseload combined with the physical demands of the sport werent at all conducive to any success.</p>
<p>I transferred to a juco with hopes of regrouping and continuing my career elsewhere but the idea of playing sports doesnt appeal to me anymore. The fire needed to compete at the D1 level is no longer there for me.</p>
<p>Now I wish to transfer to a top notch academic univ. I want to graduate with a degree in PoliSci.
Had a 2.0 gpa at my first univ
but now sport a 3.9 with 1290 SAT and 3.4 HS gpa.</p>
<p>What chances do I have to transfer to a top instituion considering my background in collegiate athletics? Should I greatly play up that former status?</p>
<p>If asked, you need to be able to articulate your transition from athlete to student. What made you realize that you couldn’t do both things well? Why did you choose your studies over your sport? What are your academic goals when you transfer to the new college/university? Did you learn anything from your years in competitive sports that has informed your approach(es) to learning and/or life?</p>
<p>I definitely learned that I needed to give so much of myself, both physically, mentally and even emotionally in order to succeed. I decided that it would ultimately be more worthwhile to not only myself but to the world to pursue an academic life path over sports.</p>
<p>Sounds like this is the kind of topic I should concentrate on in a personal statement.</p>
<p>But will it hurt me that I barely passed my first year, went to a community college and have straight A’s? Is that a legitimate upward trend/positive transformation?</p>
<p>Top as in Notre Dame, Stanford, Georgetown, George Washington, Richmond, W&M. private schools like those or a possible solid state school like College Park.</p>
<p>I know they will be a reach but I am aiming high. I have high ambitions.</p>
<p>I might possibly look to attempt to walk on to a track team… but crossing bridges when i come to them…</p>
<p>I think you might do best at schools like GW. The state schools will mostly use formulas where they 2.0 will really hurt. A private is more likely to take a harder look at see the progress. I’d say the 2.0 and the scores are going to make Stanford and it’s peers hard, but GW, Richmond and schools on that level look realistic assuming the 1290 is for CR and M.</p>
<p>Is money an issue? Make sure to check that these schools are need blind for transfers if it is.</p>