I can give you my CP's perspective on cheering allstar, college sports teams, and college competition team all while majoring in nursing at a big college cheer school:
It takes a lot of organization, time management skills, dedication, and of course, sacrifice.
She's a B+ student while practicing approx 16-24 hours a week and taking a course load of 15-16 hours a semester.
She is required to stay at school to practice and cheer games until 'released' for breaks.
She has to give up vacations and breaks to fully commit to her programs that she cheers for.
She doesn't get to come home as much as she would like to, but we do make frequent visits to her at college to spend time with her when she can't get away.
She attends and volunteers at community service events and appearances through college cheerleading and finds it thoroughly rewarding.
She teaches a few cheer camps a summer for income because there is no way for her to work, study her nursing course load, and cheer at the same time-she is totally dependent on us for all expenses.
She took extra classes over the summer (a full time summer load) to plan ahead to lighten her load to tryout and hopefully become a member of team USA this spring- yes, that would make her cheering allstar, college games, college competition, and team USA.
Now that may sound all negative, but let me tell you, she left for an out of state college as a 17 year old student (she has a late September birthday), living 6 hours away and has developed into a very self-assured, responsible, reliable, dedicated, and amazing young lady. She has grown up and adjusted so well in the last 2 years. It has made her a better person and a much better daughter, sibling and friend.
She loves her life and loves what she is doing with it. She often tells people that she couldn't imagine her life any other way and wouldn't want to do it any differently. She is such a happy, satisfied, pleasant young lady, with obvious career goals in mind, and says 'I'm having the time of my life, doing what I love doing and have basically dreamed of doing for half of my life, among some great friends, all while training for a rewarding career. Who could ask for more?'
My point is, it can be done, and by her account, it is all worth it, but motivation, hard work, late nights, and sacrifices are a major part of it.
I suggest doing some research into the requirements of your intended major, the commitment you must give in order to cheer allstar and college at the school you think would be a good fit for you.
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