<p>In the eyes of an admission officer does do you think building, assembling, + selling guitars for 3 years (and also playing the guitar for 8 years but not in a band or anything) is equal to a Varsity sport? My schools sports are pretty competitive + they are tough to make so ive been sticking with the guitar</p>
<p>No, sports are sports, jobs are jobs. They are not the same, but they can both benefit you.</p>
<p>How serious is your guitar business? If it is pretty serious, that is if you have a registered business with few employees, I’d say it is far better than playing varsity sports.</p>
<p>But if you are just doing it for fun, I’d say it is a okay EC.</p>
<p>I understand. The business is not that serious (guitars don’t really turn much of a profit)…I jusst think its incredible how much weight varsity sports have on an application</p>
<p>They actually dont have any more weight than any other activity.</p>
<p>They do make a lot of difference in your admission outcome if you are good enough to be recruited.</p>
<p>EC’s are incredibly important on the Stanford application but all EC’s are equal. Someone who is an athlete isn’t any better than the kids who plays violin or participates in science olympiad etc. What’s important is that you demonstrate your passion for your EC’s. I would recommend not only selling your guitars but also giving lessons and perhaps going into some inner city areas and teaching kids to play for free etc. Consequently, the guitar and the music are things that drive you. From this one simple passion you can show your ability to be a entrepenuer (selling the guitars), creativity (building the guitars), civic service (giving free lessons to kids) etc. The whole idea is to take this seed (your love for the guitar) and grow it so that it can benefit any many people as possible. Another idea is to volunteer at a nursing home and play for the residents. That will go very far in admissions, more than playing a sport that you don’t care about and aren’t truly going to participate much in.</p>
<p>Hope that helps…</p>
<p>I agree with Dungareedoll…passion is the key. My D did not play any sports, never did. But, she did show passion for the things she did do, and we feel that’s a large part of why she got into Stanford.</p>
<p>you guys answered my question…thanks for the replies</p>