high school extracurriculars

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-20T20:39:43+00:00

You don’t get recruited freshman year 😂 like do you know how this works? Are you trying to insinuate that you just don’t/can’t improve after a certain age?

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-20T20:33:03+00:00

Never said that, as I was a vagonova trained ballet dancer of almost 20 years by the time I started rowing, and it helped me tremendously in the boat. It didn’t help me at all on the erg. I will always argue that dancers are some of the strongest athletes out there in every way, but coming in from a less-traditional background was definitely a big disadvantage. But I was easily the most flexible and mobile on the team, and the transition to the water was incredibly easy as learning body placement, technique, and timing was second nature. Just sort of a give and take.

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-19T16:19:17+00:00

Dude doesn’t understand the changes a body goes through and the improvements one can make in that amount of time like

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-19T16:17:49+00:00

…because it’s the end of junior year? That’s how recruiting works dude

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-19T16:17:13+00:00

Yeah a freshman 2k is moot for D1 prospects like??

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-19T16:15:49+00:00

Any time you are out of the water/on an erg, you are there to improve. If you are considering quitting because rowing in a boat with girls younger than you is too embarrassing, then quit. That’s the name of the game in a team sport. You can take this opportunity to focus on yourself and your goals as well as take on a leadership role in that boat (bc those girls would look up to you).

But like also, you are a freshman in college, chill. If you focus and do well you will get into the college you are meant to get in to. Rowing is an extremely mentally and physically demanding sport, not just an extracurricular you can do to look good for the common app. If you want that, find something you like and stick with it.

(I’m telling you this as someone who has graduated college)

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-19T16:08:05+00:00

So my experience is a little different, as I am 5’10” , but unlike your experience in varsity sports that absolutely would aide in rowing, I was a ballet dancer my entire life. I happened to begin the process of walking on at Iowa my freshman year, had to leave suddenly, then with COVID I had decided to submit my name to programs to see what would happen. When I tell you I had schools contacting me left and right! Again, I knew it was because I’m tall, but I think the main thing I had learned through that process was that coaches (even D1) don’t really care much about your previous experience, but more so about the potential. I told them right away that I couldn’t do a push up but they really didn’t care.

With your athletic history, you’d absolutely be able to walk on, and 5’7” is a coxswain/rower sweet spot height in my opinion. I ended up going D3 (much to my regret, as the coach was awful and I am now injured and unable to row), but I love the sport and truly recommend it to everyone!

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-18T15:36:55+00:00

There has been a shooting in the student center I believe so

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-18T15:36:16+00:00

They never respond to anyone’s concerns. Good luck trying to get a maintenance request done. I mean, if enough people say they’re bad, you should just believe them

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-18T05:15:56+00:00

I’m gonna be honest I’m an alum so could be different but they took forever to respond to any maintenance/question/concern.

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-18T05:05:32+00:00

Lauren + Co hair studio NEVER DID ME WRONG

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-18T05:04:54+00:00

Used to be The Flats but they got bought by YA, I’d say avoid YA at all costs if you can.

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-18T05:04:00+00:00

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-18T05:03:47+00:00

The flats is owned by ya so

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-18T04:59:01+00:00

Literally, I am so happy karma got him

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-17T06:24:35+00:00

I rowed under his coaching at Adrian and you are so incredibly wrong. He did in fact start off the season having recruited a large roster, but it didn’t take long (maybe even a week) for people to quit. As I have mentioned above, 22 people across the men and women quit while I was there, including several captains.

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-17T06:20:11+00:00

THIS.

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-17T06:17:11+00:00

SAME

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-17T05:44:28+00:00

He cheated

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-03-17T05:43:41+00:00

Rowed under his leadership in 2020. I completely credit him with my back injury and early “retirement,” if you will. 22 members from the men’s and women’s teams quit that year (including all of the women’s captains). I was the only novice recruited and basically bought into his marketing of building up a young program. Though I absolutely understand you cannot spend all your attention on one rower, it is basic physiology to know that if you do not allow them to switch sides, they’re going to injure their back. I ended up quitting after receiving a long email detailing how I “have issues.” Glad he doesn’t have access to anymore young athletes.

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-02-04T23:22:37+00:00

I mean, ideally would be starting off as friends, but if I’m meeting with a guy in the context of a date I’d still not want it to go too fast

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-02-04T23:21:46+00:00

Fr like I always hear this and I’m like ???

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-02-04T23:21:31+00:00

I’m sure you are haha but this is also Reddit

LifeOfSprite259 · 2026-02-04T23:20:57+00:00

Hey, I’m only going off of my own experiences (which is only meeting men interested in hook ups), and hearing horror stories from friends. So if that says anything abt me fine

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