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How do you keep up with your studies and athletics at the same time without underperforming in either?

I will be majoring in pharmacy and playing soccer at the same time this fall. I’m really concerned about my time management during this time. Also, I have enough credits from high school to go straight into harder and more pharmacy-oriented classes in the fall. I would love any fool-proof tips or tricks to get my work done on time. #Spring26

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Mary’s Answer

Prioritization is key! Grades and classes come first. Although you can use some time for extracurricular activities, you can’t sacrifice your learning and grades. Everything builds in pharmacy school. You must be well versed on pre-pharmacy so you will have no problems learning the more challenging professional classes. Sure it’s important to have outlets like soccer, as long as they don’t become distractions, you’re fine! Best!
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Clare’s Answer

I was on my university's rowing team all four years while studying International Relations and Spanish. What worked best for me was keeping a centralized planner where I tracked all my obligations: practice, competitions, exams, homework assignments, class, etc. Whatever I needed to do got added to the planner so that I could see where there were conflicts and tight timelines that I needed to plan for. And I reviewed the planner every Sunday so that I would know what was coming up that week and what I would need to plan ahead for.

I also recommend regular communication with your coaches and your professors about your obligations. While some things can't be changed, communicating with them early and regularly lets them work with you on the things that can be flexible (e.g. rescheduling an exam if you are traveling for a game).
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Jake’s Answer

Hi Meghan! I played college football while earning my degree in Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics, so I understand the challenge of balancing both. Most college athletic departments have mandatory study hall hours for freshman's with tutors to help student-athletes transition from high school to the demands of college sports and coursework. Something that really helped me was keeping an agenda to track when I had classes, film sessions, practices, and downtime for both rest and for completing homework or studying for exams. The best piece of advice my coach ever gave me was this: if you care enough to excel in both academics and athletics, you will find the time to do both. Here's a helpful way to think about it: the eight hours you currently spend in high school can now be viewed as the time you'll spend in classes and at practice combined. That means you'll still have the rest of the evening to rest and complete your schoolwork.
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Heather’s Answer

I agree with the former comment. Make sure your studies come first but you will have time for soccer. It will be a good outlet for you.
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