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i'd make every effort to continue playing and getting your grades up. if you have to choose, then don't play the final year. you can still reference you played for 2-3 years. That will still look positive + PE internship experience. Be prepared to answer why you did not play your last year.
Don't have to choose, just kind of burning out. the program is becoming more intense in terms of practices and lifts each week and I'm afraid it will effect my grades and chances at getting a FT offer.
3.3 is borderline, if not below cutoff, gpa for most finance roles. just something to think about
First off, what sport? But, I would continue to compete. I'm a varsity athlete in a major conference as well and even though you might sacrifice .1 or .2 in your GPA column the amount of intangibles I have gained just from being an athlete at one of the highest levels is invaluable and employers will see those. Also, you have made it this far to quit would just seem pointless I think and would look bad in an interview if it came up. Lastly, don't lie. If they somehow find out that could look very bad on you and haunt you in your future. From one athlete to another, it can get tough but just stay the course, it's worth it. Good luck.
Swim & Dive. GPA is 3.3, It's just I know that if I didn't play to begin with my GPA would have been much higher as I would have devoted all my time to that, as my past 3 semesters have been 3.5+ since I have become less competitive. The program is being revamped to have long practices and more a week and am afraid it will hurt the GPA more. the internship will not turn into a job so I need to focus my time on the right things. a junior was chosen captain over me since I was noticeably becoming less involved during recruiting season. Kind of embarrassing and not sure if I want to deal with all that as well.
I'm swim and dive as well so I might be biased to sway you to stay in the pool. The hours do suck since we have usually some of the earliest mornings and doubles. The thing is NCAA max is still 20 hours a week so even if you touch that you should still have time to get work done. My first two semesters I was 3.0 and 3.1 what got me up to where I am now (3.7) was actually using all the resources my school gave me(tutors, private study hall). Are you using all those as much as you can(if you have them)?
Playing gives you something to talk about. In addition, you already have an internship in PE, so your GPA can't be to bad. I think that you should try to continue to play, but if you don't want to, I'm sure you can raise your GPA. Tbh, your problem is a good problem to have. Good luck
even if I have a stellar semester it won't bring my GPA up all that much, but I will have time to network more and fill out applications. PE internship won't lead to job, but will be hard to switch to IB at a MM/Boutique with a 3.3 I think.
I know that a PE internship will not lead to a job, but, from my understanding, a PE internship is more difficult to get than an IB internship. Of course it depends on firm. You bring up a good point with networking and if you quit playing the sport, that should allow you more time. If you have a steller semester, what GPA do you think you will be at? Are you at a target school?
Look up some jobs and see if your GPA falls in line with the minimums. The PE internship is huge. Also, make sure to emphasize your studies in your major. Being an athlete never hurts, but I understand not wanting to finish out all 4 years without a scholarship and potentially faltering GPA.
Yea the minimums seems to be 3.2 for some jobs and 3.3 for others. I have seen some 3.5 minimums though. The problem is I hate being closer to the minimum because it is not competitive, is it realistic to even try for an IB job? The kids from my school who got them had 3.7+; or should I try to find some other finance role that my intern experience is somewhat relevant to.
Yes, try and get in full time at the PE shop.
Do you have a scholarship? As a former D1 athlete, the main reason I maintained my commitment was due to that free education. If it wouldn't cause any extra financial burden, and you are truly burned out, then do not torture yourself any longer. Hurting your grades and ruining your relationship with the sport won't do you any favors.
On the opposing side, dropping out would mean I would no longer want to include Student-Athlete in my resume. Having only 3 years in a sport raises questions at that level of competition. At worst, they may question your commitment and mental toughness. You'd surely have to frame that when telling your story.
Either way, best of luck. Many previous teammates took that path, and I would say the vast majority turned out completely fine.
Yea, no scholarship and am pretty burned out. the parents want me to continue because they talk about it more than me. I mean I get the red flags it raises to just up and quit, but our coach quit and the program is really becoming more demanding and is not what I signed up for, especially not being captain which I expected as I am the only senior still going for my events. I can definitely say I still do it but am injured or something because I hurt myself frosh year and my back has never really recovered, could talk to head coach about possible red shirting just to stay on the team and get best of both worlds
no scholarship, not going pro in it, and it's consuming your time. I would quit and live it up the last year socially and push hard for that IB role.
Don't quit until you get an FT offer. Once you do, quit and don't look back.
I also played a sport in the ACC and quit after 2 years. Lost my scholarship and became ostracized from most of that group but oh well. It was fun and I loved my team, but not the sport. I wasn't going pro so I moved on. I don't think I would be where I am given the amount of time it required from me. But every situation is different. Think hard about it and talk to your parents, a coach who isn't going to hell/scream and make the choice. Good luck.
Oh and whenever it comes up in an interview, most people are just more impressed that I did it rather than ask why I quit. When I have been asked I just tell them up front that I wanted a job and getting in to banking is easier than the league. Can't argue with that red pill.
Alternatively, I almost quit my sr year as I did not like the coach. Decided to stay on. Best decision...had some great memories and teammates who remain bros for life
I think you should stick it out, I think you'll have your whole life to work and if you love your sport (IF), you should stick with it!
Similar situation here, except I've been balancing D-1 football workouts with an ER internship. Continuing to play has definitely been a question as of late, mainly because once the season starts the extent of my networking would be emails and phone calls and no weekend trips to meet people in the industry. I'm hoping I can use my couple years of college football while also working an internship as a way to get my foot in the door.
Would definitely be sad to walk away from the guys I've spent so much time with, but all athletic careers end at some point and the teammates you really hang out with will still be around.
Best of luck to all the athletes and everyone else hustling for that job in NYC.
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