<p>I'm really not a sports person. I'm entering my sophomore year, and I don't have a single sport ready to write on my college application so far. Are sports required? Meaning, if I wrote down a sport on my application will my chances to get into a good school be raised by a lot?</p>
<p>This year my friends and I are starting a Cricket club at my school, and I'm also gonna do golf (I've gotten better over the summer, been playing quite a bit). Will that help me a lot?</p>
<p>That will definitely help. And sports are not required for college applications, but colleges do like to see EC's. If you're really good in another EC, like volunteering, or something, sports probably aren't as important.</p>
<p>Sorry, but I am really not an expert. I just know that other people say unless you are going to get recruited for the sport, then it really won't help.</p>
<p>Having a sport looks good if you don't have any other EC, though, even if you don't get recruited. It just makes you look like a more well-rounded applicant.</p>
<p>How long have you been a golfer?</p>
<p>yeah same question. If you have any questions about golf you can pm me because I'm you could say a "golf guru". I'm not great at it, but I did make Varsity golf this year which is quite an accomplisment at my school because sports are huge and varsity is an extremely tough level. I've been a golfer ever since I was 3.</p>
<p>i'm going to try to get into sports this year. my friend on the crew team said i should join to be a coxswain cuz you don't need that much athletic ability and i am so skinny. the perfect job!</p>
<p>thanks, i also had this questoin.</p>
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i'm going to try to get into sports this year. my friend on the crew team said i should join to be a coxswain cuz you don't need that much athletic ability and i am so skinny. the perfect job!
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<p>i rowed crew over the summer and was a coxswain a couple times, and it is very fun. but i am going to warn you that on many teams (but not all), the coxswain has to exercise as much as the rowers when on shore, as far as doing cals and running goes. and when you are racing or just rowing, an awful lot of pressure depends on you, because you are the one who keeps all the rowers in sync and you are the one held responsible if the $15,000 shell (boat) crashes. there are many terms you have to learn and you must be very bossy. all in all, coxing isn't as easy at it may seem, but it is very fun and very rewarding. you should definitely give it a try!</p>