Mr. Tanasoiu’s talk on being an athlete an Ivy League was very informative. While I did know that sports at Cornell and other Ivy League Universities was very competitive, I did not know how time consuming it actually was. Because all Ivy league universities are academically rigorous, I expected that these athletes would either focus on one or the other (sports or academics). However, these athletes are expected to perform well in both. Additionally, some of these students are majoring in though subjects like engineering. I find this to be quite remarkable, at the same time…crazy. How can a person excel in both? Doesn’t the student/athlete get overwhelmed by the amount of work? According to Mr. Tanasoiu, time management is the key. Because each athlete has a crammed schedule, he/she must use his/her time as efficiently as possible. Of course this makes sense; the more you can do within a certain given time, the more time you will have to do other things.

While I originally went to this meeting to get some inspiration, I found that I was instead more overwhelmed by what these students can do. Yet at the same time, I realized that time management is key in order to be successful in life.