<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>What is the time commitment required to be on Yale crew team, and how hard is it to walk-on? </p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>do you row right now? Committment is one of the most important things which you need to be a succesful rower. There are cuts; basically 120 people walk on in the beginning of freshman year. You take tests and work out untill the number is cut down to the teens, from the number of kids giving up and quiting. Nobody really is cut; if you can survive the training you have the correct mentality to be a good rower/ With time constraints, Remember the Gilder boathouse is 20 minutes from campus, and with an addition of probably 20 hours a week training, you better be up for it. If you decide to row though it will be the best experiance of your life, belive me</p>
<p>its all worth it</p>
<p>FdGd774 - do / did you row in high school? Supposedly at Yale crew is relatively tough, and the workouts are very difficult, especially at the beginning of Freshman year. The goal is to to weed out those who will not be committed through an extremely hard workout regime. Normly the team is decreased in size from over 100 to less than 20 by the end of winter training in freshman year. There is both a heavyweight and lightweight programs at yale both on the men's and women's sides, and all programs are near the top in the nation. The lightweight men's team is especially good, having won the IRA's (national rowing championships) multiple times in the last decade. Best of luck to you</p>
<p>i do not row currently. is this a major setback?</p>
<p>i would like to major in biomed engineering and also be involved in other clubs, etc. is this doable with crew?
also, how much does the team travel on weekends, etc?</p>
<p>thanks!!</p>