Three Myths About Collegiate Athletes

They Don't Actually do That?

Three Assumptions About College Athletes  (answered by a student athlete)

1. Not all athletes are on full rides. There's not enough athletic scholarship money to cover the entire roster, (for soccer, at least). Most of us make up for that with academic money, though!

2. We receive "special treatment." Yes, we receive early class sign ups to schedule courses around our practice schedules. We do have to work with our professors for missed assignments or tests due to travel, but some professors do not make it easy. Balancing a full course load as well as 20 hour weeks of training is not easy to do. If you are kind and avid about being successful in school, most professors will work with you without question.

3. Student Athletes want to go professional in their sport & don't care about their degree: FALSE, FALSE, FALSE. Most of us just want to enjoy our sport while we can and take advantage of the financial aid while we can. While going professional would be nice, that isn't an option for most of us. Unfortunately, women's professional sport salaries can't support someone comfortably, and the pay isn't equal with men. Men however, have the option, but only less than 2 percent of NCAA athletes go pro after their collegiate career.