What are some of the positives and negatives of being a student-athlete here at UMass?
Positives: coming in as a freshman student-athlete you already have people you know, people you can hang out with and people who are your friends. Being an athlete you have more of a schedule, you have to keep that responsibility of being on top of your work and being at practice. It really helps you out, because a lot of kids can really lose track of everything; choosing to go to practice and class or not. It really helps you to carry over to the academics part. Negatives: it is a lot more work because college stacks up on you and you have to add in more time, which takes away from your studies because you have to practice. Sometimes its tough to keep up with the work. Basically student and athlete reflect one another, in both positive and negative ways. Q: How do you think you have balanced the academics part with being an athlete? A: Pretty good, maybe not always on top of the ball. I will admit my grades can be better, and I do work hard academically, but I also put a lot of time i
