<p>Is it possible to handle a pre-med workload and division 1 athletics? I plan on playing soccer during college and my school is division 1 but being a doctor is without a doubt what I want to do. I know it is a bit rare for someone to go pre-med and be involved in serious athletics. Everyone I know is telling me I won't be able to handle it and be too pressed for time or I will let my grades slip too much and get rejected from med school. I know college can already be difficult without pre-med or athletics, but in pre-med I have to keep a very high GPA, combine that with sports and it seems as if im spreading myself too thin. Also, I plan on double majoring in biology and management, but perhaps I will have to to drop one of them? Please do not give me empty reassurances, but if you know anyone who has been in that situation please let me know how they handle it. Thanks.</p>
<p>when i went to colgate, a D1 swimmer senior spoke to us about premed at colgate, and he got into medical school for next year... he said that during swim season, he actually got a BETTER GPA, because he learned to really allocate his time efficiently even though a varsity sport takes up 20-25 hours of time a week. however, he had to take a semester off from the team his jr year, because of all the mcat prep etc.</p>
<p>I have several friends who were D1 athletes and were accepted into medical school. One was a decathlete and the other played football (although he didn't play much). </p>
<p>One of the things about being D1 is that you'll likely have a lot of support services available to you, so make sure you use them. We always joked in my fraternity that we had the best test files on campus...except for the athletic department.</p>