<p>I know threads like these have been posted before, just not in this specific context.</p>
<p>I've been on our school's tennis team for 2 years (9, 10). 9th grade I received a varsity letter only because I did well as top JV doubles team. 10th grade I didn't receive one. This year, I think if I get lucky, I may be able to play on varsity, as part of the lowest (3rd) doubles team. Otherwise, I'd be on JV again. </p>
<p>I know that my personal tennis skills are not superior at all, and the best I could do on the team would be being on 3rd doubles varsity. I doubt I could be team captain with such low skill. </p>
<p>I enjoy playing tennis, but I just don't have the time to go to every practice in the first few weeks (science stuff/other competitions), and those first few weeks are crucial for getting placed in varsity. Therefore, would it just be better to focus on my other ECs and drop tennis? I don't know how much having a consistent 4-year sport that you're not good at/no leadership in would help in admissions to top schools (ie. Ivies)...but it definitely would drain a lot of time.</p>
<p>It's far better to put your energy into ECs that you enjoy than it is to keep doing something that you don't enjoy. Also, it's likely that what you enjoy are probably also activities that you're good at. The more time you spend on activities that you enjoy and are good at, the more likely you are to become highly skilled at those activities, and skill, accolades, etc. are what impresses top colleges, not the amount of time one has pursued an activity.</p>
<p>My D decided to quit swimming her last year of HS. She had been swimming competitively on swim teams since she was 8 and on the HS team for three years. She was a contributor on the team, but the team was very cliquey and her friends were not on the team. The demands of the swim team were great - they had 6 am practice two mornings a week and after school practice every day until 6:00/6:30. Many swimmers also competed in another league on Saturday's (she did not). She also did water polo and the summer swim team - so there was very little time of the year she wasn't swimming. She toyed with not swimming her junior year and I gasped and thought what about her EC's - what will this say?! I am sorry I did. This year she quit swimming and decided to dedicate her time to working, college applications and band. She's a MUCH happier person. She wasn't going to swim in college - so what was the point. I would say if you don't want to play tennis - don't - just find something else you like to do with your time.</p>
<p>Why would you EVER consider quitting tennis. If there are more important things in life besides college admissions, (and I'm not saying there are...), tennis is def. one of them. :)</p>
<p>Because tennis is the absolute best sport...best activity, in the world."</p>
<p>"Why would you EVER consider quitting tennis. If there are more important things in life besides college admissions, (and I'm not saying there are...), tennis is def. one of them. "</p>
<p>seriously. why would you quit the best and most important sport/activity in existence? it would be a logically unwise decision, since nothing else could ever measure up.</p>