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It's great that you are considering academics as a significant aspect of your college decision. It's important to find a balance between your academic and athletic commitments to ensure success in both areas. At the University of Michigan, there are excellent academic resources available, including tutoring and support to help students maintain this balance. It's also beneficial to have an idea of your career goals and to consider this when choosing a college. Developing good time-management skills, like using a calendar to stay organized and starting tasks early, can also help maintain this balance. Additionally, seeking help from teachers and attending office hours can be valuable in ensuring academic success while juggling athletic commitments. Overall, finding a school that aligns with your academic and athletic needs is important, and it seems like you are taking the right steps in considering both aspects in your college selection process.

Lauren Derkowski | Michigan Softball

It's such an honor and it really is a dream come true . I would say , while you're making your college selection , make sure you take into account , not only your sport , but also the academics for me , academics was a really big part of my decision . And I actually not only came on my visit for softball here , but I took a regular normal visit as a student just to see what the academic programs were like and knowing what I was getting myself into .

Lauren Derkowski | Michigan Softball

I go to office hours all the time and meet with my teachers to make sure that I'm doing well in the class and getting any help that I need . I know at the University of Michigan , we also have really good academic resources that can help you find a balance that can help with tutors and just keep you on the right track . And I think that's something that's really , really helped me out is staying ahead , staying on schedule and making sure I know what's going on and what my weekly plan is if I can give my yourself a little bit of advice .

Lauren Derkowski | Michigan Softball

So the more that you're able to learn from it and grow from it , the better that you can be when training and when trying to reach those goals that you have for yourself . I balance my academics with my softball schedule by keeping a really good calendar and making sure that I'm on top of things and getting things started really early for me . I go to office hours all the time and meet with my teachers to make sure that I'm doing well in the class and getting any help that I need .

Lauren Derkowski | Michigan Softball

I would say , while you're making your college selection , make sure you take into account , not only your sport , but also the academics for me , academics was a really big part of my decision . And I actually not only came on my visit for softball here , but I took a regular normal visit as a student just to see what the academic programs were like and knowing what I was getting myself into . Um , I also think it's really important to kind of have an idea of what you want to do post college or what you want to do as a career and take that into account as well .

Lauren Derkowski | Michigan Softball

And I actually not only came on my visit for softball here , but I took a regular normal visit as a student just to see what the academic programs were like and knowing what I was getting myself into . Um , I also think it's really important to kind of have an idea of what you want to do post college or what you want to do as a career and take that into account as well . Find a school that really suits you and your wants and your interests .