Do sports make a big difference in college apps? (I didn't make tryouts)

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Fri, 05 Oct 2018 21:10:53 +0000

Never, ever apologize for trying and failing. I say this as a coach, and a father of a college athlete. This might be out of line, but I think your parents owe you an apology.

BTW, unless you are good enough to make a college team (and you will have to be VERY good to do that), then simply participating in a physical activity is fine for the purposes of a college app. It’s simply not that important. I sometimes wonder if all the time S1 spent on training for, practicing, and playing his sport was worth it. He certainly could’ve achieved higher marks if he used even 1/3rd of the time that he spent on sport and diverted it to studying.