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It's great to hear that you prioritize academics. It's true that maintaining good grades is essential for your athletic journey, especially if you plan to pursue opportunities at colleges and universities. Balancing academics and athletics can be challenging, but you've mentioned that organization is key. It's important to show coaches that you bring value to the team, not just through your athletic abilities, but also through your academic achievements and personal qualities. Keep focusing on your organizational skills and continue demonstrating your dedication to both your sport and your studies. This will help you stand out and succeed both on and off the track.

CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

So , balancing academics and athletics in college , um , hasn't been hard for me being that I did it in high school . Um One thing about me , I will always put my academics first because without the academics , you really , you can't go too far in your athletic journey because schools need your GPA S , you need those certain grades . So for me , it was never um difficult doing that .

CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

I would definitely say that organization is very big as far as balancing your athletics and your academics um as a student athlete . But yeah , just remembering that academics is gonna take you where you need to be um because athletics won't always do that for you . Yeah , absolutely .

CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

So I'm happy about that . So , balancing academics and athletics in college , um , hasn't been hard for me being that I did it in high school . Um One thing about me , I will always put my academics first because without the academics , you really , you can't go too far in your athletic journey because schools need your GPA S , you need those certain grades .

CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

Um advice in that area would be um organizational skills . I would definitely say that organization is very big as far as balancing your athletics and your academics um as a student athlete . But yeah , just remembering that academics is gonna take you where you need to be um because athletics won't always do that for you .

CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

You're gonna have some athletes out there that are slacking , however they could already be on scholarship . So learn to just separate yourself from that crowd from those people and just show those coaches that you are different and that you bring more to the table , whether it's um through your athletics or academics or even your personality , you just have to show the coach is that you are different in that sense . So , um the biggest thing is to separate yourself from the crowd and remember why you're there and what your goal is and what you want to get to .