- Dec 7, 2011
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It is with conflicted heart that I bid farewell to all my fellow parents here supporting our hardworking DD's in achieving what they want to get out of their early lives.
DD has come to another one of SB's difficult hurdles it provides. Just after confirming for herself that she could have been a productive member of a high D1 team she finds herself needing to quit.
DD entered this chapter at Kentucky setting herself up for two mutually exclusive existences (not realizing this at the start). She entered this fall semester knowing she was going to attempt a walk-on and at the same time line herself up with a curriculum that emulates what a junior premed student would normally have. 17 credit hours of really tough classes. DW and I did not get too alarmed as DD has been able to get top grades in every circumstance so far....
Well DD called us the other night extremely stressed with the news that she is struggling with her school work. Looks like she will need to withdraw from one class to get back on top and save her "paid" semester. Along with dropping this class she will also need to drop SB too..... DD has learned she has a limit. A SB life with an SEC team AND a heavy full time premed workload is just too much.
This decision of hers was incredibly difficult for her. But stepping back for a second I really think she is making the right decision. For the first time in life she is paying for a solid portion of her education (only getting academic scholarship) and SHE is deciding this is too valuable to jeopardize. I have to respect that regardless of how much DW & I were wanting to see her all suited up with the rest of the Wildcat team and having the shot for that big ESPN in-the-spotlight moment.
Hats off to the Kentucky coaching staff for giving DD the opportunity to prove to herself all along that she WAS SEC-D1 material (I knew it I knew it I knew it). The Big Blue staff were everything that a DD and her parents could ever have wanted in offering a walk-on opportunity that they did.
So DW & I are here at Kentucky right now with DD spending great quality time with her while she is going through this transformation into solely being a student. I know she will transform into a rock-star doctor and I look forward to transforming myself onto a "Discuss DD Doctors" site where I can watch and be further amazed at her success in the next chapter of her hopeful long life.
For now - this chapter closes. I wish all you & your incredibly strong dream-driven DD's the best wishes in the world. REMEMBER - IT IS THE JOURNEY!!!
DD has come to another one of SB's difficult hurdles it provides. Just after confirming for herself that she could have been a productive member of a high D1 team she finds herself needing to quit.
DD entered this chapter at Kentucky setting herself up for two mutually exclusive existences (not realizing this at the start). She entered this fall semester knowing she was going to attempt a walk-on and at the same time line herself up with a curriculum that emulates what a junior premed student would normally have. 17 credit hours of really tough classes. DW and I did not get too alarmed as DD has been able to get top grades in every circumstance so far....
Well DD called us the other night extremely stressed with the news that she is struggling with her school work. Looks like she will need to withdraw from one class to get back on top and save her "paid" semester. Along with dropping this class she will also need to drop SB too..... DD has learned she has a limit. A SB life with an SEC team AND a heavy full time premed workload is just too much.
This decision of hers was incredibly difficult for her. But stepping back for a second I really think she is making the right decision. For the first time in life she is paying for a solid portion of her education (only getting academic scholarship) and SHE is deciding this is too valuable to jeopardize. I have to respect that regardless of how much DW & I were wanting to see her all suited up with the rest of the Wildcat team and having the shot for that big ESPN in-the-spotlight moment.
Hats off to the Kentucky coaching staff for giving DD the opportunity to prove to herself all along that she WAS SEC-D1 material (I knew it I knew it I knew it). The Big Blue staff were everything that a DD and her parents could ever have wanted in offering a walk-on opportunity that they did.
So DW & I are here at Kentucky right now with DD spending great quality time with her while she is going through this transformation into solely being a student. I know she will transform into a rock-star doctor and I look forward to transforming myself onto a "Discuss DD Doctors" site where I can watch and be further amazed at her success in the next chapter of her hopeful long life.
For now - this chapter closes. I wish all you & your incredibly strong dream-driven DD's the best wishes in the world. REMEMBER - IT IS THE JOURNEY!!!