varsity baseball or computer course?

Applying to College
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<p>hi, i’m faced with a dilemma, and i must decide in these couple days before all my apps are due on jan 1.</p>

<p>for people who don’t have time to read the whole following passage, in short, i’m wondering if playing varsity baseball looks better on college apps than taking a computer course.</p>

<p>well, to start off, my strongest point is language, and i’m planning to major in east asian studies.</p>

<p>but as my second major, i’m also interested in computer engineering.</p>

<p>now, i’ve been taking a special computer program that is offered at my school by a private institution.
i’ve taken three courses on IT, and starting my second semester in spring, i would be taking an advanced class to complete the two-year program.</p>

<p>my third hook is being sports jock. i’ve played three years of varsity soccer and i’m the captain now.
i’ve also played in a youth church basketball league.
but what would stand equal to my achievements in soccer is baseball.
i’ve played youth baseball all my life, played two years of summer league during high school, and JV my sophomore year, but i didn’t play last year because i was so overwhelmed by academics. but for my last semester of my high school career, i was thinking about going out for the varsity baseball team.</p>

<p>i love both. but the thing is, i’ll probably have to choose only one since the schedules conflict. colleges don’t even see the post-midyear school grade report anyway, so i thought taking the spring course wouldn’t help at all, and i might as well not take the course and instead get two Varsity letters on my profile. but i’ve always loved the IT course, and playing baseball would prevent me from taking another AP class.
basically, i may be thinking too much about how much the spring semester of senior year matters, but i’m really bogged down right now.</p>

<p>what do you guys think?</p>

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<p>The difference in college admissions between those two things are probably so miniscule that it doesn’t matter. Do whichever’s more fun.</p>

<p>However, I guess the sports is more helpful, unless you’re banking on the class to show some sort of passion, but I don’t think you’re aiming for that.</p>

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<p>yeh, thats what i thought too.
im aware that sports wouldn’t really help unless im at the national level and get recruited, so two Varsity sports probably won’t equally amount to that level, right?</p>

<p>the thing is, i just want to do everything i can to get in.
and besides all the after-school courses and athletics, my extra-curriculars are pretty weak in terms of community service/leadership positions.</p>

<p>sorry, i’m stressing about all this but i’m applying to 6 Ivies right now…</p>

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<p>Only six? Why not go for the whole enchilada.
I hope you’re applying to those Ivies because of fit.</p>

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<p>Please do whatever you want to do and not what you think would impress a college SLIGHTLY more or less. And yah which Ivy got left out?</p>

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<p>well i’m economically disadvantaged and i have to limit my choices because i only have enough fee waivers.</p>

<p>yale and dartmouth are the ones that i left out. yale doesn’t seem like the school for me, and new hampshire doesn’t seem like the place for me. lol</p>

<p>&no, unfortunately, i can’t say all these Ivies are a fit. but i’m not really worried about my selection because if i don’t end up getting into these, i’ll be stuck at UCB or UCLA.
cornell is probably a fit for me, but all the other ones are slight-reach~reaches.</p>

<p>by the way, do these Ivy schools even look at/care about the varsity sports you play?</p>