<p>I'm going to be a senior next year and I was wondering if I should do cross country. I've done it in 10th and 11th grade, but it was just to fullfill some PE requirements. I was wondering if not doing cross country next year will impact my college admissions chances negatively. I'm not a very good runner to begin with, and I would appreciate some extra time after school with no practice. What would you do?</p>
<p>I was in your exact same situation last year as a junior. I joined though, fought through the season and got a lot out of it. Now I'm close to varsity level this year. Cross country is a very demanding sport, but you will get so much out of it. It builds mental toughness like nothing else. College admissions know that, and will look favorably on someone who's willing to take on something like CC. DO IT!</p>
<p>do it! u get really fit too</p>
<p>I was in the same situation: I said, "screw it." Probably because I more or less hated my life while I was running it. I guess I'm just not cut out for it...</p>
<p>First 2 weeks are the hardest...it's all downhill from there.</p>
<p>do it! it will look good on your applications, you don't have to be the best. Its only for the fall season. Fall is the best time to be busy with sports. There is not as much homework and there aren't many huge tests to worry about.</p>
<p>Similar situation here. I've played basketball since 7th grade, and off season started up last week for my sr. year, and I asked myself "do I relaly wnat to practice from now until Febuary for up to 2.5 hours a day so I can ride the bench all year? No thanks.</p>
<p>Interesting... I was in the same situation and in the end, decided to train on my own and for local events.</p>
<p>I'm doing cross country too, and I think that anything you do for 3+ years will look good on college applications. I have another question though: a lot of the high school students that want to get into these accelerated medical programs right out of high school are doing research and whatnot. Because I do cross country, swim team, and track I don't have much time for that. Do you all think that the time investment in sports will be viewed equally favorably?</p>