My parents not letting me run in college

allanbeach wrote:

hoodarunner1 wrote:

There are no D1 schools in Texas that have a NIRCA club and hell no, college would still be expensive because I'm trash academically and have no athletic scholarship to that D1 school.

If you're an 18:30 guy who's trash academically, you shouldn't be going to university.

I agree, University isn't necessarily the answer either

ataglance wrote:

You need to look at what kind of job you will be working.

College XC isn't for you, and if your grade are crap then college itself might not be for you.

The world needs plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs, IT professionals...

This is probably the correct answer right here. College is a joke if you don't go into the hard sciences, not worth the time for most and is a massive net negative for your future financial situation. Screwing around for 4-5 years, incurring $100,000+ in debt, and getting a worthless degree (like 75%+ of current students do) is a waste of time. In the trades, you could be working that whole time and in 5 years you could have like a positive net worth of like $50,000 and an established career instead of net worth of -$100,000+ and no career.

8/10, nicely done

If you want to run, then find somewhere to run. You don't need to limit yourself to the ONE COLLEGE that is actively recruiting you. Look at other colleges, find somewhere you think you would like, and send emails to coaches. Reach out to people. These colleges are honest to god not going to come looking for you, but they do want you! There are so many track and field athletes in the United States, that there is just no way for coaches to really be looking at every kid. It is up to you to put yourself out there. Sometimes you might get offered money, sometimes it might just be cheaper to go elsewhere anyway. Don't think you have to pick a college just because they are the only one really recruiting you.

Why would you even want to run for a school that offers running scholarships for 18 minute 5Ks? Their program has got to suck, and you'd be better off running on your own.

That certainly wasn't an athletic scholarship. What kind of scholarship was it? The BAIT scholarship? So you can tell all your friends you are on scholarship at Henderson State?

Doesn't your local JC have a track/x-c program?

What plan do your parents have for your college?

Your parents don't have an issue with you running in college - just not at Henderson State.

RIT alum wrote:

I imagine that $15K would cover only a small percentage of overall costs? There are a lot other options that still include running and competing. I was a middling runner in high school, but really enjoyed it, and wanted to compete in college. So I got a full academic scholarship to a highly ranked private college with a successful Division 3 cross-country and track distance program. Great coach and awesome group of guys. No regrets at all. Scholarship covered tuition, and summer jobs (and help from my parents) covered room/board, books/supplies.

This is exactly what I'm doing. Got a very good academic scholarship to a private D3 school that has a solid xc/track program. I'm paying the same as in-state tuition to a bigger school while getting to run and go to a school with great academics.

Don't rule out running D3, my experience so far has been great.

If your Highschool​ grades aren't good enough to get into schools try going to community college for 2 years and then transferring. Many of these schools have running teams and you'll save a ton of money.

Running in college is a great experience and there are many different options out there. Best of luck!

I second running for a school with a club team in NIRCA. Most D1 schools have teams with varying levels of competitiveness, but I do it and love it.

Running aside, how are you going to get into any half-decent school with bad academics?

Figure out whether you even want to go to college in the first place. If the answer is no, learn a trade, train on your own, and compete unattached.

If the answer is yes, go to a JC, get good grades there, and run for their team. Transfer to a D2 or D3 school after that and walk on.

ataglance wrote:

You need to look at what kind of job you will be working.

College XC isn't for you, and if your grade are crap then college itself might not be for you.

The world needs plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs, IT professionals...

Almost two pages in before someone asks WHAT JOB DO YOU WANT TO DO!!!????

Tell us what job you want to do how much you want to earn and what qualifications job ads in that are asking for.

There will always be some way of satisfying the love for running.

Two pages of rubbish wrote:

ataglance wrote:

You need to look at what kind of job you will be working.

College XC isn't for you, and if your grade are crap then college itself might not be for you.

The world needs plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs, IT professionals...

Almost two pages in before someone asks WHAT JOB DO YOU WANT TO DO!!!????

Tell us what job you want to do how much you want to earn and what qualifications job ads in that are asking for.

There will always be some way of satisfying the love for running.

I ran at college, I wasn't a superstar but I was a fair bit quicker than you. My parents part financed it. If I'd told them I wanted to concentrate on RUNNING I'd have got a clip around the earhole.

An 18:30 5k does not get you an athletic scholarship anywhere.

1) By your own statements, you are not ready academically for a strong academic D-1 or D-3 university or college.

2) You are not a successful athlete so you can get a waiver.

I have a cousin who graduated from U. of Texas Law School eleven months ago. He started off at a JUCO. My brother in law is a multi-millionaire. He started off at a JUCO.

Go to a JUCO. Improve your academic performances.

hoodarunner1 wrote:

I recently got a $15k NAIA scholarship. my 5k time is 18:30.3

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Set PRs well into my 20s wrote:

Outside of running, I also have a 90K/year job, no debts besides mortgage debt, and even own a vacation home that I use or rent out. I've been to a dozen countries, 20+ states, and picked up quite a few non-running hobbies as well. The key to it is time management and staying single.

Staying single is the key? I’ve done all of those things, I make twice as much as you and I have a wife and two kids. I run 5 or 6 days a week. If you can live on $90k a year, you must live somewhere crappy. That’s your key.

Figure out what college you want and what you can afford. Have your parents fill out the FAFSA, this is hugely important, have them fill it out the fall of your senior year.

My son got accepted to one of the schools he wanted and was awarded a package of grants, work study and loans that covers the entire cost. We are not poor, but college is expensive, so do not fail to fill out the FAFSA!

As for running, no one can stop you from going out for the team!

My parents had not supported my running, they were lukewarm on it. But I went to a D1 state university and made the team as a walk on. Put yourself in the driver's seat in your life. Good luck.

Give yourself permission wrote:

Figure out what college you want and what you can afford. Have your parents fill out the FAFSA, this is hugely important, have them fill it out the fall of your senior year.

My son got accepted to one of the schools he wanted and was awarded a package of grants, work study and loans that covers the entire cost. We are not poor, but college is expensive, so do not fail to fill out the FAFSA!

If you have to borrow money for college, you’re poor.

This is an excellent troll job. It’s an art. This one is multi layered. Very nice work. Lots of bites on this one.

What you should concentrate on is your eduction. You like running. Fine. Find a small school and walk on. Better still, go to a community college. However, running is just a hobby - your eduction should come first.

In the meantime, work on your writing. It's horrible. Hopefully, your math skills are better. If not, consider a trade school.