Has anyone tried it? I'm graduating this spring and entering grad school as an engineering major. Are there any rules about transferring from d1 to d3 I should know about? Can you even run in d3 as a grad student?
Has anyone tried it? I'm graduating this spring and entering grad school as an engineering major. Are there any rules about transferring from d1 to d3 I should know about? Can you even run in d3 as a grad student?
General rule: you can't compete on a DIII NCAA team in grad school if you ran DI or DII in undergrad. See NCAA DIII Bylaw 14.1.9 at the bottom of this link:
However, there are exceptions. See this link:
I was lucky enough to get a waiver this past year based upon one of the exceptions listed in the above link. Good luck! If you think you fit into any of the exceptions, talk to the AD at your grad school and ask him/her to help you fill this out.
http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/AMA/legislative_relief/CLR-SLR%20Waiver%20Application%20
(updated%208%2027%2009).pdf
You may want to think about running on your own. Engineering grad school can be very time consuming and should be your top priority if you have an assistantship. If you have financial support, you will be getting paid to go to school, and you will rightfully be expected to contribute as an employee of the school when you aren't in class.
Unless you are a superstar runner (and you probably aren't if you aren't based on your question), engineering will be your career. You should look to attach yourself to the best professor and research project you can find.
This doesn't mean you can't run a load of miles, but you should schedule running around school not the other way around. Do NOT go to grad school so you can continue running. You are doing yourself or your school no justice if you attend school just so you can run. If you are going to an elite school, forget running competitively altogether for a few years. Class and research will be very demanding.
I started grad school in engineering, with a full assistantship, and the idea that I could train as an elite marathoner simultaneously. The training was fine, but I was a terrible student/employee and knew it. Felt guilty knowing that my heart was much more in running than engineering, so I quit after a semester. Ran 2:16 a few months later which made it worthwhile in my opinion. I am loving the elite running life now but am also dreading going back to school someday. So I guess I am echoing the above advice that you may want to chose one or the other.
why wouldn't you be able to run in grad school? Running takes what, maybe 3 hours a day for an elite marathoner?
Were you planning on spending over 12 hours a day studying/working?
You might have to limit the time you spend on tv, internet, and social activities, but running in grad school should certainly be doable.
nickie wrote:
why wouldn't you be able to run in grad school? Running takes what, maybe 3 hours a day for an elite marathoner?
Were you planning on spending over 12 hours a day studying/working?
You might have to limit the time you spend on tv, internet, and social activities, but running in grad school should certainly be doable.
If you would go ahead and read his post, you would see that he is asking about eligibility for team competition, not time management.