<p>I am currently a junior and I think overall my chances of getting in ED to Cornell are pretty good. My freshman and sophomore years I ran varsity track and I lettered and all that good stuff, but this year I want to make sure my high grades are maintained. I have leadership positions in a ton of other clubs and I compete on the varsity Scholastic Bowl team (yes, in Virginia that's a sport). Would it look bad if I stopped doing track after 2 years even if I did it for my grades?</p>
<p>Just know that your grades matter most. And yes it will look kind of bad but having bad grades because of track is even worse. Your ECs on an individual scale don’t really matter that much for applications anyway unless you win something major, or in the case of sports, get recruited.</p>
<p>I have a 4.45 GPA weighted and 3.95 unweighted. I was pretty good (they called me White Lightning, haha), but a lot of people on the team are state champions and are a whole lot more likely to get recruited than me. Plus, I wouldn’t want to run track in college anyways. Do you think having leadership in 5 other clubs, 3 of which being president or co-president, will outway any bad implications of not doing track? Plus, with the extra time I’ll have since I won’t be running I plan on volunteering for math tutoring</p>
<p>My daughter quit track and debate after 2 years. She decided to cut back on some ECs and focus more on others. Her counselor asked her what activities she would continue in college, track and debate were not on the list. Doing volunteer for math tutoring is a very good EC. I am a believer of doing an EC because you enjoy it.</p>
<p>Did she get in to cornell?</p>
<p>Yes, she did.</p>
<p>Just do what you want to do, that’s the only way you can ever be passionate about something. To me track was my main EC and it was one of the best experiences of my life. Maybe something else is your main interest so do that. Main thing is to not do stuff just for college, you’ll regret it in the long run when you get into a college and realize that doing something just for admissions is pointless.</p>
<p>^ as nd09 said. Also, realize that colleges don’t like it when you do something just for getting in college.</p>