<p>I was wondering if quitting jv my senior year will matter on college apps</p>
<p>i'm on cross country and i am not going to make varsity</p>
<p>although I kind of enjoy the sport, I do not have a lot of time to sacrifice this year (two classes at comm. college and a few AP's).</p>
<p>I am not asking if varsity sports matter, because it's clear that they help chances in many cases, but if a college is looking at a person who is mediocre at something, would it make a difference if they drop that ec altogether? also, if it makes a difference, i have been doing cross country & track since freshman year</p>
<p>Without knowing how flexible the coach is, that is a hard question to answer. My son did not run cross country for the team due to conflicts with other activities - but at my son’s high school, the cross country coach was very, very nice and fun and the team obviously got along with each other well. I think many would have wanted to run with the team even if it were a “club” not a “sport” but … it comes down to you. For some, running with the CC team (even on JV) can help (friendship, exercise, stress reduction, fun …) but it is up to you … and whether the coach is flexible enough if you have to miss practice or meet due to school conflicts. Have you thought about asking the coach his opinion? Cross country often has one of the smaller time commitments and speaking from my experience, I really, really enjoyed running in college (for fun, 10K etc.) with friends who ran cross country in high school, and wanted to keep running as long as they could … At some point you have to be doing some activities that you like, and that make you feel good about yourself - not because they are the optimal resume pad.</p>
<p>I don’t remember but can you just put X-Country and not note if you ran JV or V? Either way, unless you are being recruited as a runner, I’m not sure it matters a whole lot if your times get you on the varsity team or not. I think it is fine to continue track if you like the activity and put it on your application. There is something to be said for enjoying participating in a sport and giving it your all even if you are not a star athlete.</p>
<p>Do it if you love to do it and want to do it. If not, don’t. Seriously. My son dropped a sport his senior year - I don’t think it mattered. He did have other good EC’s.</p>