<p>What are the benefits of participating in varsity sports, instead of clubs, or vice versa?</p>
<p>In my situation, I play soccer and lacrosse, leaving very little room for clubs.</p>
<p>Well if you are in a club that you are seriously involved with it can take the place of playing a varsity sport. Even if you are not going to college for athletics, colleges like to see that you can perform on a team. The benefits of playing varsity sports is that you get exercise and develop new skills. Clubs you are also developing new skills but gaining leadership positions along the way. If you like the sports you are doing currently, stick with them, even if they leave you little room for clubs. I would recommend atleast taking two clubs though just to put on your application :)</p>
<p>It depends on your passion. If you’re a history person, joining lots of history clubs (Model UN, Debate, etc) will be better than playing a sport, having little or no time to cultivate your interests. If you’re a music person, do Jazz Band, Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Guitar Club, Choir, etc, etc. Colleges prefer clubs that are geared toward a particular interest to a selection of seemingly random clubs.</p>
<p>But on the other hand, if you’re a sports person, I would recommend sticking with sports.</p>
<p>thanks for the replies… and im doing habitat for humanity as of right now. i might not make the meeting requirements because of lax though so i’m not sure.</p>
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<p>hmmm…</p>
<p>Sports: Water polo, swimming
Music: Jazz Band
Clubs: Asian Culture Club, Science Olympiad, Model UN…</p>
<p>shoot?</p>
<p>I despise water polo.</p>
<p>It’s really whatever floats your boat. I was the captain of my soccer team, so I had neither the time nor the desire to be the president of the stock market club even though I could have been. Regardless, you want to portray your passion to the college on your resume whether it be lacrosse or the gay-straight alliance.</p>
<p>You only have sports during the season, so why not get involved in the off season on weekends if you don’t have anything or during the summer? You also don’t have to be a completely devoted member to clubs (at least at my school) in order to be in them. I was in a handful of clubs, and also found stuff to do in my community like working with a boy with aspergers on sunday and volunteering at an autistic camp over the summer to help differentiate myself. I think that things like this that show the type of person you are is what you should look for.</p>
<p>good luck! I’m guessing you’re also from NJ… where you at?</p>