<p>Billiard is different from math/science/mock extracurricular activities which are fairly common. The former is not necessarily better because of its rarity.</p>
<p>It is better for being rare. Colleges are sick of reading carbon copy prep/EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL applications: "So then in the summer of 2006 my mom and dad paid $4000 for me to go build houses in Uganda. I really loooooove community service."</p>