<p>Occasionally I look through one of the Admissions Results pages and almost every person it seems doesn't play sports. I am not criticizing them, but I am wondering if top colleges even care if you play sports, or do they just see them as an EC unless you are a D1 recruit? I am currently a freshman and I play football, I always have played sports, and am thinking about lacrosse next year, but it seems like all these people play instruments, are in leadership positions for clubs, and get math and science awards or essay awards. I'm sure a college won't look down on me if I play football and am not the captain, it is probably one of the hardest sports to be the captain, and I am in a pretty big high school. I am wondering if I should even play 2 sports next year, or focus more on clubs and do maybe 2 or 3 instead of just 1. Also, is there any insight on what clubs to do besides the ones "that you really want to do"? I mean, if I want to major in something business/finance related, what clubs are going to show that, or could I do something out of school to who interest? I know I am only a freshman and I shouldn't worry about this too much yet, but I am a little worried because I haven't done any clubs yet and don't play an instrument or something. What would help "set me apart" from some of those kids?</p>
<p>Additional info: do pretty well in school, Straight A student in mostly honors classes, It looks like I will have the academics for a top college, but so do a ton of other kids. I guess it isn't a club but I do a ton of coaching and umpiring for Little League Baseball which racks up some community service in "something I am passionate about" I guess, and the league made me an award for "Most Committed" ahahahah Idk if that counts for anything. I am also going to do some summer programs and stuff to become fluent in Spanish, maybe skip SPanish 2, and 3 or something and go to AP Spanish 4 and Ap Spanish 5, but I actually want to do this, it isn't jus to impress AdComs, and neither is the baseball thing.</p>
<p>Sports are a WONDERFUL thing for any student regardless of whether or not you’re being considered for recruiting. The reason most people don’t have them is that CC tends to attract flocks of nerds.</p>
<p>Personally, I 1. Am asthmatic, 2. Have a condition that makes my ankles very brittle, and 3. Heavily involved in Theatre which often takes up as much time as a sport with its practices would. </p>
<p>But I applaud anyone with the dedication to be on a sports teams, and colleges will like that too. It’s not just “another EC” if you aren’t the captain of the team or a top level of recruit. It requires a lot of hard work and practice for everyone involved, and colleges will know and appreciate that.</p>
<p>Looking at your post however, balance is important. Assuming the sports are different seasons, maybe you could become somewhat involved with a club or two?</p>
<p>I used to play some in-town street/roller hockey from when I was like 6 till I was a sophomore, but I wasn’t very good. Besides, I really don’t have the time for it now, and it just became dull for me.
No school sports though. Unless you count marching band as a sport.</p>
<p>Well Hobitton, there is a pretty good chance I am not going to get recruited, but I’m decent. And David, that is what I mean by what I son’t see a lot of CCers doing. Theatre shows you have a personality and show commitment to an EC other than a regular club. – I just want to know in what other ways can I show my interest and willingness to work outside of school other than winning math competitions or playing instruments and so on. What are some good clubs, activities, and maybe jobs to get? (Don’t say Key Club, do what you are passionate about, or get any job, I am looking more for maybe a different thing that not a lot of people do that will set me apart. The first post shows what I do right now.</p>
<p>At my school when football was doing double days,we would show up in marching band was already there, we left to go home for an hour and they were there, we came back and they were there, and we left and they were still there practicing!!! It is the same amount if not more commitment and effort required as any other sport IMO</p>
<p>If you love sports, stick with it. That’s what I’m doing – just make sure to show real dedication, and if you can, do get a leadership position. If you are smart, good at sports, and talented in generally everything, colleges will find that appealing. The fact that you can dedicate so much time to one sport in itself is appealing. I’m going to be sticking with volleyball hopefully through my entire hs career – and yes, what David said above was correct. CC tends to attract nerds more than anything else. That’s obviously a factor. Figure out which sport/s you really love and want to stick with, because the older you get, the harder it is going to get to manage.</p>
<p>If you honestly want to do that one thing that will “set you apart”, change your race or play the accordion or something. There’s really no “one thing” that colleges look for, and you can’t expect us to give you that something. Your Little League position sounds really interesting; stick with that. Business/finance – try something with stocks? Make up your own club, find an internship at a company related to whatever you want to major in. We can’t make all your decisions for you because we don’t know where you live or who you are – it’s all up to you to find your local opportunities and make use of them.</p>
<p>I don’t play a traditional sport, but I dance, and frankly, it’s excruciating and I probably have arthritis and every other joint, knee, and bone problem. I actually love dance and between languages, contests, charity, and volunteering, I have no time. I hear that track is easy to get into, though (atleast in my school).</p>