Should I include my participation in varsity sports on my Common Application?

[Mwfan1921]

@auk

I have filled out nine out of my ten activities. Driving myself crazy (not really, it’s just an annoyance) with what my final activity should be. I have other activities to put down, just trying to decide if I should choose varsity sports for one.

So you have nine activities without including the three varsity sports? And all those nine are more important to you than the varsity sports?

If so, you can combine the three varsity sports into one activity…plenty of characters to list the three sports.

@auk

I can’t tell if this would strengthen my application (I suppose nobody can tell except for the admissions officer looking at my application) or hurt it.

Including the three sports, whether as three activities or combining into one, is not going to hurt your application.