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How do college sportsmen/women find time to study?
- Thread starter ironk
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Isn't this why everybody assumes that the student part of student/athlete is so laughable?
Isn't this why there's the stereotype about student/athletes getting all their work done by other kids, or majoring in underwater basket weaving, or something along those lines?
In short, some people think they don't.
Isn't this why there's the stereotype about student/athletes getting all their work done by other kids, or majoring in underwater basket weaving, or something along those lines?
In short, some people think they don't.
UncleWai
Diamond Member
I am a tutor for student Athletes. There are two kinds of student athletes, the ones who care and the ones who don't. The ones who care about to study, they are really crazy. I had a few Men Crew students. They have practice 5-8am, 3-5pm Monday to Saturday. They still go to classes, and the remaining time they are either going to tutoring or in the computer lab working. It's ridiculous how hard those people work. Forgot to mention they are in Dean's list as well. Then there are the students who don't care as long as they get above 2.0. Those are forced to the tutoring meetings, but they are never prepared or go to class.
KillerCharlie
Diamond Member
The majority of athletes major in *fuzzy* majors like pscyhology, sociology, or exercise sports science. Having a starting athlete that actually majors in something hard is extremely rare.
At the school I go to (Big 12), they force all the athletes into a building and make them study and do homework a couple times a week. It's pretty funny... it's like they're acknowledging that they suck at school and can't do anything on their own.
I've tutored athletes - mostly football players. They were only there because they were being forced to. Athletes get free tutoring in everything, as well as special versions of lots of classes where it's just athletes in the class so the class size is about 1/10 of a normal class. What a waste of money... especially considering that a disproportionate number of athletes at my school get in serious trouble with the law and have felonies, yet the school keeps paying for them.
At the school I go to (Big 12), they force all the athletes into a building and make them study and do homework a couple times a week. It's pretty funny... it's like they're acknowledging that they suck at school and can't do anything on their own.
I've tutored athletes - mostly football players. They were only there because they were being forced to. Athletes get free tutoring in everything, as well as special versions of lots of classes where it's just athletes in the class so the class size is about 1/10 of a normal class. What a waste of money... especially considering that a disproportionate number of athletes at my school get in serious trouble with the law and have felonies, yet the school keeps paying for them.
Tu13erhead
Diamond Member
I thought it was amusing that Matt Leinhart (QB for USC) took only one class last semseter.
The class: ballroom dancing.
:roll:
The class: ballroom dancing.
:roll:
KillerCharlie
Diamond Member
The only class he had left was ballroom dancing? I bet $50 that he never even went to ballroom dancing but still got a degree.
unless they are pretty academically gifted, they typically take easier majors, also where they might find teachers more open to it
my ex is working as an academic advisor for athletes at a Big 12 school, besides ppl like her who keep them on track, they have free tutoring available at their disposal, plus designated study hours for the freshmen and those below a certain GPA
my ex is working as an academic advisor for athletes at a Big 12 school, besides ppl like her who keep them on track, they have free tutoring available at their disposal, plus designated study hours for the freshmen and those below a certain GPA
KillerCharlie
Diamond Member
Wow, I have so much more respect for most student athletes now.
For most people who are good, and have been balancing this thing all their lives it comes naturally.
I competed for my university while I was there, trained 530-730 and 3-5 5 days a week. Saturday was a morning practice. But regardless, most of us who can balance it just do it because we've been doing it so long. We don't (usually) waste time when something needs to be done.
I don't think it's overly hard.. but a lot of people do.
I competed for my university while I was there, trained 530-730 and 3-5 5 days a week. Saturday was a morning practice. But regardless, most of us who can balance it just do it because we've been doing it so long. We don't (usually) waste time when something needs to be done.
I don't think it's overly hard.. but a lot of people do.
Either they are your stereotypical jock and take basket weaving or they are good at time management. Same way people work full time and go to school. Prioritize and don't waste time on ATOT.
I had crew practice 5am-8am 6days a week, which got me up for classes. The only downside was I usually was in bed by midnight (getting up at 4:30 when your drunk/stoned suitemates are getting ready to pass out is fun). Half-semester classes helped too, get them out of the way before the season starts.
I had crew practice 5am-8am 6days a week, which got me up for classes. The only downside was I usually was in bed by midnight (getting up at 4:30 when your drunk/stoned suitemates are getting ready to pass out is fun). Half-semester classes helped too, get them out of the way before the season starts.
Drakkon
Diamond Member
I knew one at my college who was the star player on the football team. He tried majoring in comp sci and it was kinda sad. The guy actually tried, i mean really really tried, he worked out crazy hours at night and early morning, studied between classes and would work with myslef amoung other guys to try and understand the material yet he would always barely pass tests with a C or D or just outright fail them. The wierd thing was his grades reflected a 2.0 or less, yet he was still allowed to play. There was one time one prof was failing him and a couple weeks later he was passing with a C. He did great stuff though on the field and is now playing for the Ravens.
Well, i think the thing to keep in mind is the majority of the students aren't doing sports in those schools. So what if like 2% of the school population is getting "special treatment". I think the no one really cares if thats the case, its just makes the school popular and gives them something to talk about.
Comp sci, huh? lol. Good luck with that, unless he studied the material over his time off.
Can't blame him for trying though....
Whats really weird is that somehow you can always tell the people that will drop a hard major on your freshman year. Like you start out with 150 people, then on your senior year you're left with 60-80 students graduating.
Comp sci, huh? lol. Good luck with that, unless he studied the material over his time off.
Can't blame him for trying though....
Whats really weird is that somehow you can always tell the people that will drop a hard major on your freshman year. Like you start out with 150 people, then on your senior year you're left with 60-80 students graduating.
I swam for a Division I, NCAA team, and it was a very structured experience. During their first year on the team, all players to go to mandatory study halls multiple times per week. If you get a decent GPA (I think above 3.2) then you don't have to go in later years. There are tutors available at all of the study hall sessions.
There was no point to staying up late at night because we had to be in the weight room or pool at 5AM.
There are some student-athletes, who are just interested in sports and pick bone head majors, but the majority of student-athletes see sports as secondary to their education.
If I receall correctly, student athletes at most major universities have higher GPA's than the rest of the student body.
There was no point to staying up late at night because we had to be in the weight room or pool at 5AM.
There are some student-athletes, who are just interested in sports and pick bone head majors, but the majority of student-athletes see sports as secondary to their education.
If I receall correctly, student athletes at most major universities have higher GPA's than the rest of the student body.
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