Didn't sign early, lost my scholarship

I've never been on a scholarship, and my school isn't too expensive. I've been able to get by with loans and working. I've been on a reduced courseload so it'll take me 5 years to do a 4 year program, sometimes I'll take classes in the summer too.

working, running, and school are doable, you'll just have to figure out how and be pretty on top of things and organized.

try to keep everything as centralized as possible to save time/travel, ie work on campus or near where you live, try to live close to campus, and try to do most of your training on campus or where you live.

Mr Arms wrote:

its pretty effing hard...

i would look into any kind of loan option you can to avoid working and running

ok..

i actually want to stress this further... i would NEVER, if it was under my power AT ALL try going to school, running for a team, and working

there is like a 90% chance your school AND running will be adversely affected by working...oh yea..and no social life...which can be just as bad the other two...

That is crap. I work part time(19 hours a week), full courseload(16 credit hours) and run, and have pr'ed every year, running fairly well times(24:30's XC 8k this year, my junior year, with a pr of 16:56 in high school)

You can do it.

look jackass

i never said it couldn't be done..

i said it was hard... are you claiming you are so baller you can do all this stuff easily? that its not hard? i don't think thats the case...

do you have a 4.0 in a legit major? are you going to be undefeated this track season? do you have a supermodel girlfriend whom you give attention and a large circle of close friends with whom you share great experiences?

if the answer to any of these is no, you stand to improve in these areas by not working. This is the crux of my post, work detracts from other things that (in my opinion) are more important..

and i still stick to my first post...the chances that this random HS senior is in the top 2% of ballers like you are small, so i still believe he should avoid working while running and schoolin', if at all possible

Grow a set wrote:

It's not too hard at all if you'd quit acting like all the other spoiled brats.

I worked 25-30 hours per week in college (some weekend evening hours), ran D1 (walk-on)cross and track, and took a full course load. Graduated in 4 years.

Learn to go to bed early and get your ass out the door early. Try giving up the video games, TV and other worthless bullsh*t and grow a set of brass ones.

Thank you!!

It's not hard at all to work during college. I'm guessing those of you who seem to not have any free time are the ones rolling out of bed at noon.

Try this one on for size:

First semester senior year, I took 21 credits (English major - I had to read 17 novels that semester!), worked off campus 36 hrs/wk., worked on campus 15 hrs/wk, ran XC and track.

Just have some self discipline. You'll be able to do it. Granted, I got up at 6 am every day, but I did it. And still had time to go out with my friends.

Quit being pussies. Get up off your lazy asses and stop letting mommy and daddy pay for everything!

I guess not every one is a baller like you. An English major Ha ha ha ha ha what a jk.

hs guidance wrote:

the athlete want's to shop

"wants"

Reading 17 novels is pretty fricking easy to do. I think it is pretty easy to read a book on the minimum 2 hour bus ride to a meet.

Dude, first off, I can't believe "having a supermodel girlfriend" is more important than working to you. Or anything. I have a good girlfriend, who is a runner, not a big breasted supermodel, but hot with hella nice legs, whatever you wanna say. I am a bio major. And I have what I would consider a very good circle of close friends I share my life experiences with.

Oh yeah, and also, no, I am not going to go undefeated in my track season. But really, would you say Stuart Eagon, Chris Solinsky, Galen Rupp, Robert Cheseret, Josh Rohatinsky, or any of a number of All Americans have?

And I have a 3.56 GPA, which is not a 4.0, but isnt too bad. You just have to work hard, and be smart, but it can be done, and you can have a good life.

Wow, I bet you come off like such a dick because you were too busy working 25-30 hours a week rather than gaining social skills. Also, how dedicated were you to running. 40 mile weeks? And as mentioned before what kind of major did you have. I could make it through most business majors without really studying and maintain a 2.5 GPA.

Anyways its really up to the kid. For me working/running/studying is not worth it. One thing needs to falter, and the way I see it I'm working my butt off studying so I can someday ENJOY working! It is more important to me to study HARD, and use running as something where I can enjoy social interaction and competition. Just because you don't work doesn't mean you aren't "a man."

bump.

I wanted a little more input on this subject if possible.

See if you can get a job where you can do homework while you work. My roommate in college had a job at the library where he basically just had to sit there, so he took out his books and did homework. But I agree with everyone who said you should do anything you can to avoid working now.

Go to Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado. Damon Martin knows his stuff and can make you an All-American and sub30 for 10k. Just go to Alamosa.