Swim Team or Job?

willkim78
Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:28:01 +0000

Hi I am a Junior in high school. I have recently come upon a dilemma. I have applied for a job at the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a laboratory assistant at one of the plant research labs and had the great fortune of getting the job. However, I do not have enough time to both hold a job and make all the practices for my school swim team. I have been swimming since freshman year and I have a shot at making varsity this year. It seems that all my swimming freshman and sophomore year will have been in vain if I quit this year. Nonetheless, I will have to drop either the job or the team. Is it wiser for me to keep the job or stay on the team?