Varsity Sports

saejinbilly
Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:42:44 +0000

How much does playing a Varsity Sport in College help on a medical school application. We’re talking DIII, not going to win any awards varsity sport. If my grades are going to be the same and I can either just work out and play intramurals with friends or play a varsity sport, should I play the varsity sport?



My thought is that varsity sport, even at D3 would be considered a significant time commitment, and can only help out for medical school applications. As far as ECs go, varsity sports probably trumps most things you can do outside of medical-related volunteer/community service, and research.