<p>I'm going into my senior year and have decided to join the cross country team simply to improve my cardio before the crew season starts (this will be my 5th year of crew, started in 8th grade). It will be my first year of cross country and I'm not sure if i should bother to include it in my applications. I feel like the colleges might just think I'm trying to add ECs at the last minute and that might hurt my application. Thoughts?</p>
<p>I don’t think it will hurt esp you have a sport with a commitment and athletes often pick up another in an off season. However it isn’t the most valuable thing if you have something else to put.</p>