<p>i worked at one place for about seven months, and then began to work somewhere else. i will have worked at that same job for a year in november. i've played basketball all four years of high school. and now that i'm entering my senior year of high school, work is interfering with bball. i was wondering if it won't look good to colleges if i quit my job senior year.</p>
<p>B Ball is better. Quit, they'll understand(colleges that is).</p>
<p>switching ECs isn't the end of the world. If one commitment demands more, so what? It's not as if "Uh-oh, everyone! Red flag here! He actually QUIT working his job his junior year? To the reject pile!"</p>
<p>It would be extremely marginal --</p>
<p>unless you're making the all-city or all-state team in bball, it's done all it can for you. You are a "participant". To be honest, most schools don't care about ECs except perhaps to a slight degree. You've satisfied those schools. The ones that really care, the top schools, you need a lot more than just playing on the team. They look for the kids that are all-state, that are Olympic athletes in their sport (not basketball, obviously, but swimming, etc), and similar levels of achievement.</p>
<p>So for the caliber of schools that your ECs appear to fit, your ok and they'll understand if you quit to work.</p>
<p>On the other hand, one point of these forums is to give advice. Here's mine. If you are doing bball just for college apps, quit and work. On the other hand if you're playing because you really love the game, then quit the job and play! You have the rest of your life to work, and within a few years you'll probably be able to earn in a few weeks what you'll earn all year in your part-time job. The money now isn't going to make a long-term difference in your life. Five years from now I bet you won't remember what you spent that money on if you keep working during bball season, but you'll always remember being on the team your senior year.</p>