<p>Me and my friend were talking about this the other day. Do/should college adcoms give added weight to sports as opposed to, let's say, debate because sports are both physically and mentally demanding. I mean studying for a debate is a lot of research and prep but it doesn't match any sport in terms of the physical exhaustion. What do you guys think about this?</p>
<p>Hmm...if anyhting i'd say they hold about the same weight, if not a little edge to debate since it is more academic. Either way, being in sports or debate will not be a major exc. They will help you a bit, but in reality most applicants are in one or the other or both. Unless you are a recruitable athlete, then they both are about equal, possibly slight edge to debate</p>
<p>I think it depends on what time you put into each activity. </p>
<p>If you're in football, which practices every morning before school and every afternoon afterschool during the season (which it does at my school), along with the games and post-season/pre-season practices, but the debate team only meets everyday afterschool for an hour or so with the occasional debate tournament, then I would give extra weight on the sport.
In both cases, you have to have some natural ability, but how many football players apply to top schools vs. debate members. Probably less, which would make the football player a little more unique.
But again, how would adcoms know the time put in, unless you directly tell them, which on some applications you can't.</p>
<p>It really depends on the college/sport/effort/etc.</p>
<p>I dunno. I was just thinking that if 2 people spent the same amount of time on both and excelled in academics, the individual /w sports succeeded under a great deal more physical exhaustion.</p>
<p>It depends on the level of achievement of the debater too...the kids I know who are/were top 25 in the country in their events all got into amazing schools. As a debater I'm a little biased, but major debate tournaments are actually long and mentally grueling (competition from 7 AM to 9 at night) and debate takes a lot of practice, intelligence, hard work, and oratorical skills. Sports are awesome too...I guess both are important, but it depends on how well a student does in one other the other.</p>
<p>I want to say sports. I was a 3 sport athlete all of high school and it was more time consuming than any other EC could conceivably be.</p>
<p>However, I was nationally ranked in debate, so even though it was less time consuming, it prob received more weight.</p>
<p>Like 1/2 of all incoming freshman did sports while in high school. Far far fewer do debate</p>
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<p>Its "My friend and I..." </p>
<p>Basic grammar is more important than sports and debate.</p>
<p>wow Bay.. no need to be jackass</p>
<p>chill out Bay! we don't need English teachers out here! (don't most of us come here to relax?)</p>