<p>Hey
I thought i was gonna make the varsity tennis team but i dont think i can.
So idk if i should quit playing JV tennis or continue playing.
Wat should i do?
Is quitting worth it?</p>
<p>Do you like playing Tennis?</p>
<p>If you enjoy playing it then stay with it. You don't have to be on the varsity team to get some personal satisfaction out of it.</p>
<p>well. idk if it's gonna help my college app. Is it significantly helpful in ur app to be in JV or not?</p>
<p>Forget college. Do you like it? Yes or no. Varsity is not going to get you in on its own. JV status is not going to keep you out. You would spend hours devoting your life to something that will fill up one line in an application?</p>
<p>i guess i like it... but i m taking 5 APs rite now and idk if i can keep my grades and play tennis at the same time...
I am asking if it would be disadventageous for me to play JV for 3 years. Idk if i can make the varsity next year...</p>
<p>I think that it might be a cool anecdote for your college essays if that's the only reason your contemplating dropping it. </p>
<p>You could write a funny short essay on how it was being the junior on a JV team ,but you taught a lot of the underclassman. You could make it really funny. </p>
<p>BUT your grades do come first.</p>
<p>Playing on a team at any level can be helpful in admissions. Do not play if it stresses you out or will significantly impact your grades. In some schools, there is simply too much talent for every junior to be on the varsity team. It is nothing to be ashamed of. If you quit tennis, then what will replace it with? You will still want to exercise and be part of a group, right? How much time will that take if you do it on your own? Is there another sport you have been wanting to try, either on or off campus? Do what makes you happy! I do not think it matters much to your admissions whether or not you are on or off the tennis team at your school.</p>
<p>are you serious?..gosh, people..do something because you enjoy it, not how it will look on your resume..I mean..really.</p>
<p>They don't care if you raise hamsters, wash cars for money or are the next Venus or Serena, they simply want to see you using your non-school time in a way that shows a steady investment of time, energy, learning, self-improvement, dedication and enthusiasm in a few consistent things (you can try and dabble in as many as you want, as long as there are 1-3 main themes to your extracurricular pursuits). The secondary aspect they like to see with regard to your few core activities is leadership, mastery or other indicia that you've made this an important part of your life = passion. And the third is your ability to balance academics with an involved life out of school; after all, they don't want you to come to college just to sit in class and study afterwards--they want you to be an actively engaged and contributing member of the college community at large.</p>
<p>So...if you like tennis, it doesn't matter that you didn't make JV, just keep playing. If keeping up with it is too time-consuming and stressful, you can certainly drop tennis, but be sure you are meaningfully involved in at least one outside activity. Students frequently err in favor of a rigorous academic load over maintaining ECs. You've gotta figure out the right combination of the two that works for you!</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>I think it's far more impressive to stick with something after a disappointment than it is to quit something after a disappointment.</p>
<p>Honestly, it's most impressive to just do what YOU want to do.<br>
If you like playing tennis, and want to continue, play tennis. You will never be at a disadvantage for doing something you love. If you want to drop it, drop it. Unless you're planning on going professional, tennis isn't going to get you in or keep you out of any given college. Do what you want to do, because and only because you want to do it. :)</p>
<p>One reason that colleges are interested in your EC record is to see how you handle academics+whatever else you do with your time...they don't want a bunch of overachievers or grade-grubbers because they are making an investment in their students. They expect a return when you are on campus and as an alumni on down the road. In other words they are going to expect more than just academics, now and later. Do you have any ECs besides tennis? I agree, you shouldn't do something just because of how it will look on a college app. Spend your time on something that you really care about! Still, there is no disgrace in a jv sport as a junior!!!</p>
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Honestly, it's most impressive to just do what YOU want to do.
If you like playing tennis, and want to continue, play tennis. You will never be at a disadvantage for doing something you love.
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<p>This seems to be the general sentiment on this thread, but I think I'll inject another element to it, which came up mildly in one other post above. Do people realize that the only way to play tennis is NOT just to stick to a team? That's a huge commitment. I've tried playing on a tennis team, and gave it up legitimately because I had lots of work to do for my classes, and I was foremost an academic student. It sounds like this student could easily be the same.</p>
<p>I would continue playing tennis for fun, but that doesn't mean you have to do it on a team. So, while I think this "do what you LOVE" business is great, it has to be put in perspective. I agree that one shouldn't give things up just to please colleges...partially because basically no one thing guarantees either getting in or getting rejected. </p>
<p>Dedicate more time to whatever is most important to you.</p>
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One reason that colleges are interested in your EC record is to see how you handle academics+whatever else you do with your time...they don't want a bunch of overachievers or grade-grubbers because they are making an investment in their students. They expect a return when you are on campus and as an alumni on down the road. In other words they are going to expect more than just academics, now and later.
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<p>While this poster may already understand this, I'm going to emphasize that someone can do no EC's, stick to academics, and have just as much passion or commitment for something as anyone else does. So I don't think the phrasing "more than academics" is particularly good. Not everyone with good academics is into academics to the same degree -- I've said this time and again in many locations. Some peoples' lives revolve around some academic subject, and if they give up ECs to pursue what they value most, so be it.</p>
<p>stick with it.</p>
<p>I agree with the poster above... there are a couple of reasons ECs are important in this country --
1) can you handle a full academic load plus significant out of school commitments? it's a test of endurance, time management, and engagement with life. (this is the reason businesses, and Wall St. in particular, really like hiring athletes who get As.)</p>
<p>2) do the ECs make you a more interesting person to have on campus? Do your involvements and interests show that you will likely be an active participant in campus life?</p>
<p>Here's what an adcom DOESN'T want to see: Student takes hard classes. As soon as school lets out, goes to the library for three hours. Goes home, eats dinner on the hoof. Get's on the computer to ask fellow students about homework, assignments, help with homework. Does homework until late at night. goes to bed. Does the same thing next day.</p>
<p>What a boring tool.</p>
<p>This should tell you what you need to know:
A senior girl from my school this year was on JV tennis for three years, and varsity as a senior. She got accepted early to Yale.</p>