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Do you think an athlete could major pre-med and keep up grades?

I am a pretty intense athlete and I would love to continue playing sports in college. I know pre-med will contain hard courses, so I am worried about how my grades would do, if I continued to splay sports.
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Scott’s Answer

Yes. It's all about your mindset when entering college. What are you dedicated towards? When I was in college there was a student athlete who was in pre-med and a football player. While he would occasionally be seen on the party scene, it was rarely and it was usually during the "off-season". He maintained a 4.0 GPA during his 4 years and was a successful athlete as well.

I believe he was successful because he surrounded himself with good like minded people who continued to encourage the positive behavior which in turn created positive results.

Scott recommends the following next steps:

When you get to college, create a training/practice schedule, a class schedule, and a study schedule. More importantly stick to it.
Learn to say "NO" and stand by your decisions to not go out to parties
Learn to say "YES" to yourself and your college goals. People may make fun of you for it but in the end you'll be a better person for it.
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Rachel’s Answer

Yes, you can definitely be pre-med and an athlete. You may not have time for much else, but it is definitely doable. You will need to be organized, go to office hours and study every day.
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Richard’s Answer

Yes. Go to class. Plan to spend 2-3 hours studying for every hour of lecture. Attend your professor's office hours and any TA review sessions. If there is a test bank, use that as a study tool to understand what your professor wants you to focus on for the test.

That leaves plenty of hours in the day to pursue athletics.

Also Take as many AP or IB courses in high school and consider summer school. This can lighten your load during the school year to allow for more time for extra curriculars.
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