<p>For lack of a better term, all the EC's I see here are somewhat "nerdy"...I applied ED to Northwestern and my stats are good but nothing that would wow anyone there...however, I play football (it's not like I'm recruited or anything) and I'm wondering if that will help my chances, because everyone knows it's a very demanding sport and not many football players also have the stats that rival other kids applying to top schools...any thoughts?</p>
<p>It would probably increase your chances somewhat, but especially if you're Indian. Who's ever heard of an Indian football player (no offense)?</p>
<p>I'm not Indian, just a regular suburban white kid</p>
<p>i doubt it would help that much unless its a top football school in the nation. Everyone has varsity sports.</p>
<p>^^^^Hardly.</p>
<p>Playing a varsity sport is considered a big time commitment and colleges see that. They don't discriminate EC's, they just want to see you're committed to something. Playing a varsity sport is considered a big time commitment and colleges see that. They don't discriminate EC's, they just want to see you're committed to something. Playing sports will help, but doing something else that is just as big a time commitment is equally helpful.</p>
<p>For non recruited atheletes, 4 years of JV is better than 4 years of varsity.</p>
<p>what??? why would be 4 years of jv be better?</p>
<p>Yeah, that makes no sense.</p>
<p>Disclaimer: I know nothing about college admissions.</p>
<p>However, personally, I'd rather admit someone with 3-4 years varsity football under their belt than some scrawny or morbidly obese chess club or math club nerd. Then again, I am from Texas so...</p>
<p>hey, im a math club nerd to some extent, and i am not 'morbidly obese'; on the contrary, im quite dead sexy if i may say so...lol</p>
<p>no thanks i don't want any of that.</p>
<p>football is no more demanding than any other sport ( less so than many ) and if you're not being recruited I don't think a college would care more than anything else that shows you have dedication. It's just another rec, of course it'll help you, but i doubt it'll guarantee admission</p>
<p>During my interview for Gtown my interviewer was really impressed that I played varsity basketball. He said white boys that play varsity sports and have good grades are a dime a dozen, but white boys that play competitive (best league in CALI, and I start) varsity basketball, and have a 4.00 uw GPA are VERY RARE.</p>
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<p>I think Varsity football helps a ton on an application. I think it is the most demanding sport. (name another sport where you have two-a-day practices where you just hit the crap out of each other).</p>
<p>if you're not recruitable, a varsity sport is just another EC. time consuming, yes, but no more time consuming than orchestra, newspaper, etc.</p>
<p>To proletariat2, there are Indian football players. My son is one of them, and I know two others.</p>
<p>Wrestling is more demanding than varsity football. Yes, it's a fact.</p>
<p>HAha, I'm an Indian that plays Football....</p>
<p>Having done band, jazz band, performing in a musical, and serving as a member of our school's discipline council, I can honestly say that football is more demanding than all those EC's combined. </p>
<p>Typical football week</p>
<p>Practice from 4-6 Monday-Thursday</p>
<p>Watching opponents game tape 6-7 on Monday and during lunch on Thursday</p>
<p>Playing game 7-11 Friday</p>
<p>Saturday practice/watching tape (8-10)</p>
<p>...i'd call that time consuming</p>
<p>...but wrestling is a beast</p>
<p>Football is a joke compared to cross country. There's nothing more demanding than running up to 100 miles a week.</p>