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06-30-2008, 07:52 PM
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#1 | | New Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 24
| Sports?
Hey everyone!
Ok, so I've played 2 year of tennis at my high school, which is known for having excellent sports teams, but I'm going to be a senior this year, and I just don't know if I want to handle all the pressure that comes along with balancing tennis, school, last minute SAT/ACT stuff, and college applications. Do you guys think that it's important/will effect my chances of admission at my top schools if I only have 2 years of a sport? I've played tennis since I was five, so it's not something that I just picked up for high school. Thanks! | 
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06-30-2008, 08:26 PM
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#2 | | Member
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jersey
Posts: 597
| But tennis is so fun! (Even though I suck at it).
If you think it will affect your performance academically, then you should drop it.
Though it might hurt a bit (they might see it as slacking off). | 
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06-30-2008, 08:38 PM
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#3 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 116
| Haha I'm having the same problems with football. I just remember coming home dirty and tired at 6:30 everyday and knowing that I have at least 4 hours of homework to do. If I were you I'd definitely stick with tennis, I mean it's your senior year, and you'll probably regret it especially if you end up with free time every night. | |
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06-30-2008, 09:01 PM
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#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,932
| Sports were what kept me sane my senior year.
It was a really great stress reliever - without going to gymnastics (all-year sport), I would have gone crazy from everything. | |
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06-30-2008, 09:37 PM
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#5 | | New Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 24
| Haha thanks for the replies! Yeah, I'm just worried that colleges are going to see it as a sign of slacking off. I just think that improving my SAT/ACT scores and writing good essays for college apps, is more important than another year of tennis, because I can always say that I've played it since I was five. I know that playing another year of tennis won't make a difference if I don't improve my test scores and keep my grades up, because in the end grades matter most. But at the same time, for some reason, it's hard to let go of tennis and not play my senior year. | |
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07-07-2008, 04:57 PM
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#6 | | New Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 24
| Anyone else have comments? | |
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07-07-2008, 05:03 PM
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#7 | | Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 813
| Keep tennis if you could handle it...
lose it if you could get a higher score on sat. | |
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07-07-2008, 05:03 PM
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#8 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2008 Location: California
Posts: 1,169
| I managed school work and sports pretty well, I think. The key is to catch up on whatever you need to during the weekends. | |
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07-08-2008, 08:15 AM
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#9 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,416
| I played varsity football, came home at 7 daily, was in 5 clubs w/ leadership in 2, perfect gpa in 4 ap classes, rest honors, and got a 2140. Its doable - and I think that football is a much more physically tiring sport than tennis. | |
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