<p>Well, I know that its not really like THAT competitive of a sport, but I've realized over the past few weeks that I love golf. My school's team is easy to get into and I think that I can definitely make it. It wouldn't be for anything other than personal enjoyment, but thing is, I'm a junior. My school puts sports on your transcript, so it HAS to be reported to colleges. Will colleges think of this as resume padding?</p>
<p>No, it's fine for people to find a new interest in junior year. Don't feel obligated to join clubs only in freshman and sophomore years, and that you can't do anything new in junior or senior year.</p>
<p>I have a question. Will it help on college application, if any?</p>
<p>it will not look impressive to colleges if you join a sport your junior year
in fact if you join a sport your freshman year and aren't captain, or don't win MVP, or another award, they really don't care that much
joining a sport your senior year is almost useless for college transcript</p>
<p>do it for fun only, and if you enjoy it.</p>
<p>i recommend not to join anything new and esp. that you don't like your senior year. colleges want to see you dedicated all 4 years to a few clubs. joining a sport so late, as in senior year, is useless- just join a club outside of school that meets on a habitual basis, so you can continue doing the sport when school is over, and enjoy it .</p>
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in fact if you join a sport your freshman year and aren't captain, or don't win MVP, or another award, they really don't care that much
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Not true. A lot of schools don't give awards like this, or don't have captains.</p>
<p>I've played basketball for three years and am not captain or mvp or anything special. I play it because I love it and my team members. THere are lots of new kids joining the team this year and I'm worried about getting cut from the team. is it better to keep trying or to quit before i get cut my senior year?</p>
<p>"Joining a sport your senior year is almost useless for college transcript"</p>
<p>I doubt this is true. A sport is a sport, and it only adds to resume on college application. Take myself for example. I got cut from the basketball team in my sophomore year, and didn't try-out on my junior year. Regardless, I had played basketball on a regular basis for the last 2 years. How could making the team on my senior year not improve my chances?</p>
<p>^^If you love it keep at it. IMO, it's better to try and fail then to never have tried at all. You'll end up wondering 'what if' for a very long time afterwards...</p>
<p>You guys have taken this to a way new level.</p>
<p>Play a sport for fun/the experience.</p>
<p>I do agree that a sport should be done for the fun, not for the application.</p>
<p>It's kind of a tricky situation you're in. Countless people join the XC/track teams junior and senior year and they end up just being dead weight. Others come out for "conditioning" for other sports. Put real effort into golf. Unless you have some way of distinguishing yourself, colleges don't care about the million JV kids who joined a sport their junior or senior years. It's like getting all C's and D's and then suddenly getting A's and B's - you should have done it from the start.</p>
<p>I joined the soccer program as a junior. I was on JV my junior year. Start of senior year I was on JV, but then the coach realized her mistake and brought me up to varsity like 2 weeks into the season. It was an awesome part of my high school career. If you really love the sport, do it just for fun. It won't hurt your application at all ( I still got into Vanderbilt =D ) but even if it doesn't help your application, you will still have the experience. Besides, it could make a good essay topic.</p>
<p>It won't hurt you at all, but it won't be really a help either. And I reject the notion that colleges don't care about sports unless you got awards in them and you're captain; commitment and etc other ways can show up.</p>