student-athletes

<p>r ne of u in engineering majors athletes as well? r u able to manage time, or do u think its impossible, especially with majors such as eecs at berkeley? im planning at running track in college.</p>

<p>Im a quasi athlete. quasi in the sense that Im not on a school team, but I am one in the sense that I ride with a team every week, its just another school's team. (I go to a school of 280 something people.. ) </p>

<p>Time management is trickey, but its doable. I find it is allmost easier in someways since I have something to look forward to and work for. I know that if i make it through things i get to go have fun. It also helps me get back to unstressed mode which refocuses me. I think every one has their own experance with it though...</p>

<p>I am in my school's basketball team and I am also an engineering major. I think you can cope pretty well in a school team and remain in the engineering program.
If it doesn't work out for you, you shouldn't force yourself. Just face your academics.</p>

<p>Well, in that case...</p>

<p>I think it's about the same for anyone with a hefty extracurricular commitment. My senior year, I was drum major of the Rice band (both marching and pep, and for marching, we did a different show every halftime), which I probably spent at least 30 hours a week on. Go figure, I had to manage my time so incredibly well that I ended up making honor roll for the 19 hours of structural engineering classes that I was taking in the fall. So, it was somewhat the same deal, except I had to pay my own tuition... kinda like a walk-on, but without the neat jersey with my name on it, and with significantly less travel.</p>

<p>So in that sense, just try it out. Structure your time really well. Make sure your coaches (directors, conductors, student leaders, etc.) know that you're an engineering major and that they know where your priorities lie, in terms of academics above athletics (which is probably the only way it's going to work if you're going to be an engineering major...), and speak up for your own needs.</p>

<p>There's another thread on here about basketball and engineering... I posted some observations I made while having a basketball player as a suitemate that might be helpful to you.</p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>

<p>Managing athletics with good academics is very attractive to employers since it shows someone who is not one-dimensional and demonstrates proven time-management skills - an obvious asset in the workplace.</p>