#15 Check your ID: How to Pivot When You Can No Longer Put “College Athlete” (or “Summa Cum Laude” or “Musician”) on Your Resume

College Is Fine, Everything's Fine · Dec 21, 2022 · 44m · transcript

College can often present a fork in the road. Do I play college sports or do I join the world of “NARPs” (Non-Athletic Regular Person)?

For some the choice is easy. There is no scholarship on offer, or they’d rather attend a favorite university over a scholarship at a school that isn’t right for them.

For others, the choice is made for them, like when injuries force medical retirement.

And then of course there are students who make the hard, or perhaps really easy, choice to step away from college sports. Perhaps it’s a different career path. Or they choose their own well-being over practice…