I am currently a junior in high school, and I have a dilemma about what sport to take. Right now I am wondering what would help most in terms of getting into a UC college like berkeley,UCLA, or UCSD etc. I can take track right now and be in varsity, swim and be jv, or tennis and be jv. I am wondering if sports are really that importanta towards colleges because I would prefer using this year to workout and do some other special training that I have planned. So my question is first of all, do sports really contribute much for acceptance to a UC (I have two years of cross country), and if they do should I go for Track (varsity), Tennis(JV), or Swim(JV). Truthfully i am not looking forward to joining any of the teams, and i am not an extremely good runner in any case, meaning i would not be noticed by any college scouts or probably even make any teams in college. My three mile time is around 17:05, and my mile is 5:14. Do you think colleges will care? Thank You guys!
2007-02-14 15:52:48 · 5 answers · asked by ... 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Sports is one of many extracurricular activities you can have. So the short answer is no; you don't have to participate in sports if you are active in other extracurricular activities.
Sports tend to highlight your competitiveness and motivation to achieve, but you can easily show these qualities if you focus on developing leadership skills in your other extracurricular activities.
Extracurricular activities literally means anything you do outside of school. So if you participate in school clubs, sports, church groups, take lessons in anything, volunteer, hold a job, help take care of your family/siblings, these things all count as extracurricular activities.
2007-02-15 09:11:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
Since you're not going to be recruited, always pick the varsity one if you don't care. That's like asking if an employer would rather have an employee with a college degree or just a high school diploma.
It's just going to be another activity you list. You don't have to tell them you're not that good. Varsity always looks better than JV if that's all the info someone has.
2007-02-14 18:49:50 · answer #2 · answered by Linkin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They definitely do. activities prepare teamwork, preserverance and different sturdy features admissions seek for in potential scholars. additionally, in case your proficient at a particular game, getting recruited is generally the secret in entering right into a real college.
2016-10-02 04:08:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your best bet is to focus on academics. In the end, grades are the most important factor.
2007-02-14 16:30:43 · answer #4 · answered by Boowie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think they look into extra circular activities in general which would include sports.
2007-02-14 16:00:35 · answer #5 · answered by NONAME 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋