At my school (private school) we have mandatory three seasons of sports, but you can choose to do community service one of these seasons. Crew is not my main sport, so I am thinking about doing community service this year in the spring (ninth grade). I’ll probably go back to doing crew in future years, but doing community service this year gives me a lot of free time, especially on weekends, to pursue extracurriculars. Will colleges like MIT, Stanford, etc. see opting out of a sport and then going back to it later as a bad thing? Should I do crew this season? Thanks for the help.
No
Your choice. Do what you are passionate about.
I agree with @skieurope Do what interests you. Try community service and see what it is all about.