Sport v Instrument

TiggerDad
Sun, 14 May 2017 23:55:49 +0000

Getting involved in things just for college admissions is never a good idea. If you’re passionate about sports and music, then by all means pursue both if you can handle the time management. My son is also a conservatory-level musician who also captained the varsity tennis, competed in state and national Taekwondo competitions, participated in all NHS activities, volunteered in several community services all throughout HS, went to three proms and never missed high school parties and other events while completing his most rigorous IB courses. He often went with only 4 hours of sleep and stressed out but that lifestyle was entirely his choice. I warned him, tried many times to dissuade him from taking too many things on, but that’s just the way he wanted. Being involved in sports and music is definitely doable, but both should be pursued out of genuine passion as opposed to just wanting to look good on college applications. If you’re not excellent at time management AND stress management, then forget it and just choose one or the other that you like participating in more.