First year schedule w/ basketball. .. thoughts

[PreMedBball23]

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Hello everyone. I'll be playing basketball at D3 university and will major in biomedical science or biology (which ever is a bit easier) i wanted to know people's opinion on this first year schedule as a athlete d3 isn't as serious as D1 at all. The numbers are the credits.

Freshman Fall:
General bio 4
General chem 1 5
English 1 3
Art 2

Spring:
Organismal bio (bio 2) 4
General chem 2 5
PreCalc 4
Oral speaking 3

 

[genericpremedstudent]

Didn't like the answers you got in the other thread you made about this?

 

[PreMedBball23]

Didn't like the answers you got in the other thread you made about this?

Not as specific as I wanted but wanted to concentrate on a year

 

[md-2020]

Didn't like the answers you got in the other thread you made about this?

Seriously....

 

[April-Twenty]

Schedule looks good but just remember..... you aren't going make a career out of bouncing a ball. Stay on top of those grades and don't hesitate to leave the team if you are serious about med school and can't handle basketball+school.

 

[tessellations]

Schedule looks fine. Make sure you have good time management skills and to not forget about the other non academic requirements that getting into medical school generally requires. Pick the major that has classes you like the most. Easier does not always mean better.

That being said, this could have very well been posted in your previous thread as an update. You really didn't need to make a new one.

 

[Flashfan]

This is a fine schedule, but don't neglect your studies. I go to a D3 school and have seen several guys drop from premed due to time management issues.

 

[sdgoalie38]

I've been playing a d3 sport the past 3 years and had a schedule very similar to yours my freshman year. My advice would be to try as hard as you can to not fall behind, and be prepared to give up a lot of social times with friends. If you're committed to becoming a doctor you will have no problem.

 

[PreMedBball23]

I've been playing a d3 sport the past 3 years and had a schedule very similar to yours my freshman year. My advice would be to try as hard as you can to not fall behind, and be prepared to give up a lot of social times with friends. If you're committed to becoming a doctor you will have no problem.

Did you take gen bio and gen chem together?

 

[genericpremedstudent]

Did you take gen bio and gen chem together?

If it makes you feel better, most schools suggest concurrent enrollment of both classes

 

[sdgoalie38]

Did you take gen bio and gen chem together?

I took them along with calc 1 and 2. You'll find that most of your teammates are in a less rigourous curriculum, and will have much more free time to do things unrelated to school work. If you can realize from the beginning that you don't have this luxury, you'll be fine.