Sports are overvalued

Applying to College
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<p>I think that sports are over-appreciated. The math team may work as hard as the football team, but the football team receives all of the attention and respect. (I’m a member of neither btw)</p>

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<p>Ihope, thats my point when i say sports is better than music…for the same amount of work u put into both, sports gives the student more recognition, attention, and respect. thats y sports is better than music</p>

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<p>Athletics are far too overrated. Period</p>

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<p>okie, guys…this argument is getting silly.</p>

<p>sports require skill. sports require time. sports require dedication and drive. athletes are admirable for their perseverence and efforts. it’s tough to be an athlete.</p>

<p>music requires skill. music requires time. music requires dedication and drive. musicians are admirable for the perseverence and efforts. it’s tough to be a musician.</p>

<p>many other ECs require all of these things, too. they can all be considered equally “difficult” or “taxing,” depending on the level that the participant reaches or strives for. people get college scholarships for sports not becuase sports are “better” than music activities, theater activities, or anything else - but becuase sports are an espeically lucrative industry in comparison to music/theater/etc. Colleges like to recruit athletes to increase that colleges potential fame (in hopes that those they recruit will become famous athletes, or improve the reputation of their school’s teams) and monetary support.</p>

<p>SO: congrats to ALL OF YOU for your impressive accomplishments, be they musical, sports-oriented, or anything else.</p>

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<p>So not true! Ever heard of papercuts?</p>

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<p>Whoever says music is easy can go play this, post a recording of it, THEN tell me that music is easy: <a href=“http://www.sheetmusicarchive.net/compositions_b/lzte_5.pdf[/url]”>http://www.sheetmusicarchive.net/compositions_b/lzte_5.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>A lot of that sheet music is chromatic, not that bad haha</p>

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<p>^Ummm yeah right let’s see you play it.</p>

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<p>So is Flight of the Bumble-Bee…and how difficult is that piece to play?</p>

<p>Hehe…I can play it on Clarinet. I love messing with my Trumpet buddies on it.</p>

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<p>katho11 </p>

<p>i can play both sports, and flight of the bumble-bee</p>

<p>but there is no comparison, sports are a much more valuable accomplishment</p>

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<p>WHOA GUYS… WHOA…</p>

<p>let’s not bash video games here! They require skill, training, passion, drive…</p>

<p>LOL :D</p>

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<p>sports > music
sports > music
sports > music
sports > music
sports > music
sports > music
sports > music
sports > music</p>

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<p>Which is more valuable is purely one’s opinion. </p>

<p>A friend of mine who played basketball, tennis, and ran track is majoring in music (she’s a very good trumpet player). She would obviously disagree with which is more valuable, but her opinion doesn’t outweigh yours or prove that music is “better.” It’s just her opinion.</p>

<p>Personally, I think people learn a lot of great things from both, so what’s the point of saying one’s better than the other?</p>

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ok, we understand you have unsophisticated tastes… Don’t need to keep reiterating that…</p>

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<p>umm, seriously, go get better things to argue about. i can play the piano and play sports, they both take a lot of time and dedication and use the same excercised coordination. you cant do either if you are sitting at the computer, typing. go.</p>

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<p>I think the point is that sports are overvalued as opposed to something like, music. So, if you practice football for two hours a day, 3-5 days a week, for years, and your team goes state or something, you could get recruited. If you practice piano for two hours a day, 3-5 days a week, for years, and you win a competition or festival, you…get lost in all the other applicants who plays piano. I think the argument isn’t whether sports or music takes more time or skill, but that sports is more valued in college admissions, something with which I tend to agree.</p>

<p>For example, I have played piano for 8 years, won multiple 1st places at festivals, and earned level advanced for CM testing (panel), which I heard is somewhere around the top 6% in the state. Another person at my school plays soccer pretty well, might have set school record in something (I think this is after apps). She is much worse in terms of academics, but guess what? She gets recruited to a university that rejected me. I think it’s only fair to say that we both worked very hard for years and have accomplished much, but this is what happens…</p>

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<p>Sports DEFINATELY takes a lot more work than music. Sure, they both take practice and a lot of time, but how many times can a piano player or any other musician say they have experienced PHYSICAL pain and absolute EXHAUSTION from working his or her body to the limits? I don’t think any. The biggest physical challenge any musician ever faced was what, cutting their finger with a clarinet reed? Give me a break people, there is no comparison. Anyone who says sports are overvalued is probably some sickly, skinny, uncoordinated, idiot who would pass out after running in the heat for 5 minutes.</p>

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<p>That’s what the argument should be about, whether or not adcoms give too much favor to those who play sports, but everyone is arguing whether music or sports is harder. btw, congrats on getting into panel. I’m trying for that this year.</p>

<p>tennisgal, I don’t think you’ve ever played a musical instrument with any proficiency otherwise you wouldn’t be saying that. Sports may be more physically tiring but music is much more intellectually stimulating. And there IS physical aspects to playing an instrument. You could see at the Van Cliburn competition the players sweating up a puddle after playing the complete Rachmaninoff etudes or other physically demanding pieces. Playing a long concerto can work you up in a sweat, but that’s not the point. </p>

<p>Obviously this forum leans more towards those that plays sports, but if we posted this at a forum where musicians were the majority, there would be no contest.</p>

<p>Anyone who says that musicians are uncoordinated is not worth listening to. Play Liszt’s ‘Feux Follet’ and THEN tell me that music doesn’t require coordination.</p>

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<p>yeah, that’s a huge part of why sports are (and should be) highly valued. i’ve completely shattered my finger (playing softball) but that pain was seriously nothing compared to the end of a 200m swim race or some XC races. that’s also part of why athletes are so inspiring</p>

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<p>as someone who has played piano for 7+ years, I’ll be the first to tell you that music does not take any coordination or intelligence. sorry.</p>