Are D1 athletes able to study nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, pre-med, computer science, etc? Are there some majors that are super difficult to do if you are a D1 athlete? Also, what about honors programs? Are D1 athletes able to be in college honors colleges?
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Most common degree for D1 athletes → exercise scienceComment
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It doesn't seem as if the OP stated that pre-med is a degree, bright boy.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Have the same questions. Have heard that many D1 and even some D2 programs frown upon areas of study that have labs or classes which conflict with team trainings and/team travel. I understand the rare, motivated student can be a D1 athlete and study whatever they want but there must be a reason so many D1 athletes major in “Exercise Science” or some other not as intensive major - and for many of the soccer girls, I know they are smart enough to become doctors, dentists, engineers, etc. The ones I’ve known that wanted to become doctors, orthodontists, engineers, get an MBA or go to law school, all chose D3 schools for soccer too or dropped soccer and went D1 without soccer. My circle is small though. Any posters have more general and specific info on particularly D1 soccer females and majors/career paths?Comment
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Here is a thread from the fall on a similar topic:
http://talking-soccer.com/TS4/showthread.php?t=159167Comment
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My older D was pretty far into the recruiting process at an ACC school and stopped in to meet the dean of her intended major (STEM focused) during her "overnight" with the team. Dean scared the crap out of her with stats on athletes that had dropped the major because it was too much to handle and kids were at risk of losing athletic $ because of low grades/academic probation.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
My kid opted to go for it, but was creative about her scheduling. Entered as a frosh with a lot of AP credits, took as many online classes as she could and banged out some electives over summer break-she's in her Senior year, made the dean's list a few semesters, never switched majors and is still playing soccer. It isn't easy, but it's definitely doable.Comment
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Communications is a popular one as well.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
Reality is a heavy science major is tough to pull off as an athlete due to lab schedules. Can it be done? Sure, but it's not very common. When looking at a program, make sure to look at what the majors are for the players.Comment
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Oh you know where this is going to go - the old D1 vs D3 debate. Just wait, it's a comin'Comment
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Dentistry isn't undergrad and pre-med isn't a major per se. A lot of med services now require a grad school - PT, OT, nursing - but to get there you have be heavy in science.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
Some schools try to make it work - eg. Quinnipiac has a good number or PT and nursing majors but also has communications and business.Comment
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Similar story to my daughter who is a college senior at a D1 school and will graduate with an engineering degree. She front-loaded as many classes as she could and took summer classes too. There’s a reason the dean you mention gave your daughter scary stats: because they are real and very common. My daughter had a tough time, particularly freshman year. About 25% of her engineering classmates dropped out of the program that year because they couldn’t handle the coursework and 95% of them weren’t even athletes. It was unnerving for her to watch dozens of kids disappear from her classes, especially since some seemed smarter than her. She’s only knows about a dozen athletes from any sport who are still in her program and she’s the only soccer player. So it is possible if your kid is smart, driven, and very organized; but frankly it isn’t easy or likely they’ll succeed. But that really applies to ANY student, not just athletes. Getting a STEM or similar tough degree isn’t easy or every student would be doing it.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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It depends on the D1 school. Some schools really go out of their way to support student-athletes pursuing stem majors. Others don't. If you look at the program's roster and don't see players in stem majors that will answer your question pretty quickly. Most coaches will be upfront with recruits regarding majors that are hard to pursue with soccer. Smaller D1 schools are the most accommodating.Comment
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D1 vs D3 is a false narrative in terms of pursuing any particular major/career path. Yes, there are aspects of the D1 experience that can make a tougher major more difficult, but there are plenty of D1 kids who can succeed academically in competitive academic areas. It's not like D3 kids pick the toughest majors in higher percentages. And a pre-med path is difficult regardless of the division level. Even among the top tier D3 rosters rarely will more than 1 or 2 be on a pre med track....which is no different than school populations at large. There is no reason a kid who can really play at a top tier D1 shouldn't do so.
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