Too much ECs, not perfect grades?

Applying to College
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<p>I'm a high school freshman (way too early, I know) that's worrying about having too many extracurriculars, and almost perfect grades. </p>

<p>So far, I'm a three-sport athlete (football, wrestling and track), a first chair first violin, a journalism student (on track to be editor of the paper my senior year) , key club (running for president junior year) and starting choir and indoor track next year.</p>

<p>My grades, though, are almost perfect. I got a B grade in honors geometry, and I got A grades on the rest. </p>

<p>I know my grades aren't terrible, but I worked as hard as I could this year to get my grades up, and honors algebra 2 is supposed to be significantly harder than geo, and my coach wants me to swing up to varsity next year for football.</p>

<p>Is it worth having a lower GPA to for more extracurriculars?</p>

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<p>…you got one B. In your entire high school transcript. And you’re complaining.</p>

<p>Can you like just leave the internet.</p>

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<p>Oh, sorry, I just skimmed- you’re a freshman too? That just makes this whole thread sad.</p>

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<p>Will you be recruitable as an athlete? If so, you need to learn about the procedures now.</p>

<p>If not, you need to stay on an academic track. High grades will be most important for you, so don’t let your activities take over your life.</p>

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<p>If we are to assume you’re not a ■■■■■ then here goes: your GPA is much more important than all those things unless you’re on track to be recruitable in a sport. If you were my kid, I’d tell you to narrow down the list.</p>