Do colleges prefer common sports like basketball, soccer, ect.
or do they prefer less common sports like golf, archery, ect.
Currently in 9th grade, female, trying to put myself in a good position for later down the line.
What do you think colleges like more?
Common or Uncommon won’t matter. Do what you will enjoy doing. They would like to see you dedicated to something.
You might be surprised how little they care (unless it is a sport that they recruit & you are recruitable). They don’t even care that much if you even do sport. Make your choice for you. Think about what you want to invest your time & blood/sweat/tears in. Then commit to it. That will make much, much more of a difference than whether you are on the basketball or archery team.
They don’t care if you’re on a team unless you’re recruitable. Choose what you can be really good at and love.
For girls, rowing can give an edge, but I would never do that sport unless truly dedicated to it (getting up super early to be on cold water while it’s still night, burning muscles all day long…)