The greatest advantage of being a full-time student is time. Students have free saturday’s to spend however they choose. Students can come straight home after school, do their homework, then go out with their friends or watch a movie or watch the new episode of The fosters. Students have the time to take harder classes and excel academically, unlike Student Athletes. Students have plenty of time to socialize or do whatever they want to do. Students have the time to work. Student-athletes do not have the time to get a job, although that would help with the expenses of food and t-shirts at games and tournaments. Students have the upper hand when it comes to …show more content…
Both students and student athletes have access to scholarships, whether it be academic or sports related. A person can choose to study hard and get apply for an academic scholarship or he/she can work hard in sports and apply for a sports scholarship. Both students and student-athletes have the opportunity to receive scholarships. Students and students-athletes receive the same amount of school work. Just because a student play sports does not mean his/her workload is any lighter than that of a full-time student. Both types of students have the same amount of work and the same