<p>I am an Asian male living in New Jersey. I was wondering how important athletics are to the Ivies. I'm not athletic so I have not been involved in anything. My school isn't that competitive, but compared to other schools around the area it seems that the top kids in our school are much more involved in many extracurriculars and athletics. My other extracurriculars are pretty balanced I think, captain of debate and mock trial, president of asian american club and key club and editors in newspaper and literary magazine coupled with over 350+ hours of volunteer and 10 years of piano. But a lot of the other top kids in my grade as well as collegebound seniors this year seem to be involved in some sort of sport. I'm afraid my lack of athletics will severely hurt my chances at a top school.</p>
<p>It won't.</p>
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<p>I agree with Invoyable. As long as your ECs show your passion, you're fine.</p>
<p>lol, even if you're not that athletic, you could maybe hint at the fact that you're interested in sports?
I like to watch all different kind of sports games even though I don't personally play them except for tennis. For instance, when I applied to Stanford, in one of my essays, I mentioned the USC-Stanford upset and how it made me realize how well-rounded the university is. Don't worry about not really participating, they're looking for enthusiasm and an open mind</p>
<p>There's a common misconception that you need to play a sport to get in. I can guarantee that you don't. If you have it, great; if you don't, that's fine too.</p>
<p>do rowing. it gets you in.</p>
<p>^true, lol. rowing is a big bonus.</p>
<p>but really, it's not essential at all.</p>
<p>Being involved in athletics does not matter unless you are looking to be recruited.</p>