Are 3 seasons of varsity sports a good ec?

Applying to College
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<p>my school has 3 sport seasons and i have participated on a varsity sport (for one sport-captain/coaches award/other awards) every season of my high school career except the fall of my freshman year. is this considered a good ec? (or ecs) they take up most of my time so i never really got the chance to join a club in high school (attempted a few different times but i never could commit because of the sports) so in your opinion would they not like that i didn't do any clubs or like the fact that i committed over 2 hours plus every day in high school to a sport(did do NHS/held office position though)</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>so are you a senior? Do you have any time you could use to volunteer on the weekends maybe? that’s what i do cause i have the sports teams as well haha but i volunteer at the hospital on saturdays and sundays</p>

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<p>just tell them everything you did. Varsity sport, IMO, is very good</p>

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<p>i work weekend mornings and one weekday night, volunteer once during the week and weekend afternoons, i do a lot of volunteering and tutoring (same place every week) and my job ive held since i was 14</p>

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<p>i work weekend mornings and one weekday night, volunteer once during the week and weekend afternoons, i do a lot of volunteering and tutoring (same place every week) and my job ive held since i was 14… and i do 3 separate v sports… idk if that’s enough though… im looking at like notre dame, georgetown, boston college, maybe upenn</p>

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<p>sorry that posted twice ^</p>

<p>oh and im a junior btw…</p>

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<p>which sports do you play? are you looking to play in university?
i dunno, i think that’s enough, sounds like alot to me!</p>

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<p>i don’t think i want to play in college</p>

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<p>It looks very good because they know that any sports, even JV, take lots of time and commitment. Your leadership and awards show that you went beyond just participating; the adcoms will like it.</p>

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<p>thankkkkks</p>

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<p>One regular on this board is an alum interviewer for an Ivy college and wrote a post about what are strong ECs. Keep in mind that most schools pay minimal or no attention to ECs, but for the very competitive schools you can get an idea of what strong ECs are from the thread at <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/210497-those-ecs-weak-so-what-s-good.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/210497-those-ecs-weak-so-what-s-good.html&lt;/a&gt; Based on that info, if you’re thinking of a very competitive school then even though your athletic participation and volunteer work are laudable you don’t have strong ECs</p>

<p>BTW 2 very interesting articles about ECs that stand out (same author, different examples) are at The Art of Activity Innovation: How to Be Impressive Without an Impressive Amount of Work - Cal Newport and Case Study: How Could We Save This Ridiculously Overloaded Grind? - Cal Newport Take a look and I think you’ll get some ideas.</p>

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<p>lol okay I am not trying for HYPSM though… see number 5</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>My younger son’s primary EC was varsity football, in terms of both interest and time commitment, and he was not shy about saying so. He did a bunch of other things (including violin, mock trial, class officer, baseball and even musical theatre), but football was his largest commitment (and he’s starting school–not football–at Columbia in the fall). Three-sport varsity athletes devote tremendous time to their activities, and the other activities you mentioned (work, tutoring) are also hugely time-intensive. Your ECs seem fine to me.</p>