No it doesn’t. It’s 3.5 years. Playing from August 2012 to December 2015 is about 3.5 years. Like, literally, figuratively, however you want to slice it, 3.5 =/= 4 years.
But it doesn’t matter - because nobody is going to care one lick about the difference between 3.5 years and 4 years. I mean it’s not going to make a big difference admissions-wise to say that you played from August 2012 to December 2015 vs. August 2012 to present. In fact, it matters even less because your apps are probably due in a couple of weeks anyway, so frankly, you could put “Aug 2012-present” and be fine.
If it really makes you feel more comfortable to say 4 years, put that. The extra - what, 4-5 months? - is not going to make a difference either way.
This is ridiculous. People are allowed to quit things. Quitting soccer after an injury is completely acceptable.
Seriously, getting into college isn’t the end-all be-all of life. If soccer isn’t fun to you anymore and you no longer want to play it, please stop playing it.
@juillet Finally some sound advice. Thanks, you really made me feel a lot better about all my decisions, and you’re right, in 5-10 years I’ll look back and think about how ridiculous this whole situation is. But for now, this is a big issue in my life, and I really appreciate all the input everyone’s been giving me.
It will make no difference to your application if you put 3 or 4 years so I would say to just do whatever you are comfortable with. Unless you are a recruited athlete (which I can surmise you are not) a sport is considered to be a nice EC – nothing more, nothing less.
This thread, combined with the your other threads on soccer related topics, paint a pretty unflattering portrait. None of my business, but I wonder if you understand that.
Kind of agree with NickFlynn. Seems like you’d at least want to stick it out for your Varsity letter anyway. But the crux here is not about credit or no credit for a portion of a year. It’s about follow-through.
I know you are not looking for a lecture on ethics, but decisions like this are exactly what you will need to reconcile the rest of your life. Might as well learn your lessons now.
BTW, just because someone finally gave you the answer you wanted all along does not make it “sound advice.”