{"id":39,"date":"2025-04-29T16:04:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T13:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/a490386\/?p=39"},"modified":"2025-04-29T16:04:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T13:04:48","slug":"introduction-to-college-life-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/a490386\/2025\/04\/29\/introduction-to-college-life-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to college life in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"

Of course, depending on what sport you do and what time of year it is, a weekday can vary.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Basically, though, there is a lot of structure to the days and time at college.<\/span>
\n<\/span>As a Student Athlete you have 2 different schedules:<\/span>
\nThe athletic schedule<\/b>
\nand<\/span>
\nthe academic schedule.<\/b>
\n
\n<\/span>Since you are admitted to the College as a Student Athlete, your academic schedule will always take into account your athletic schedule so that you can prioritize your practices and games.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Your professors and academic advisors will always understand the importance of your sport and will therefore also actively help you juggle and balance sport and study.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is also the possibility to \u201cbuild\u201d your own school timetable. One of the advantages of college in the US and the fact that there are so many students is that there are many classes to choose from at different times of the day. Therefore, you can almost freely choose the time of day you want to have your classes, depending on whether you prefer morning, afternoon or evening classes.<\/span>
\n
\nThe main constraint in terms of being able to choose freely is when in the day your training is scheduled. For the same reason, you will also have classes with a wide variety of people, as every student in a college has an individualized schedule \u2013 which is in stark contrast to, say, a university in Europe
\n<\/span>In general, a Student Athlete will have approximately 2-3 hours of classes in a day and approximately 2 hours of training, excluding activities such as pre- and rehab both before and after training.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Of course, depending on what sport you do and what time of year it is, a weekday can vary. Basically, though, there is a lot of structure to the days and time at college. As a Student Athlete you have 2 different schedules: The athletic schedule and the academic schedule. Since you are admitted to … <\/p>\n

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