Two HS Sports vs One HS Sport

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is a 3 sport athlete and will not use his recruiting bump (schools interested in him are not a good academic fit). Strategically, probably would have been better to pursue a service activity or something more major related, quite honestly.

But he loves to play sports, so that is what he did. May not be the best admissions move but made him happy.

3 sports could very well matter for admission to a service academy, but obviously there are physical activity requirements there that aren't at regular colleges. Everywhere else, if not looking to play in college, it will show balancing of school and activities. If in a leadership position in the sport, even better. The same goes for other activies like clubs, music, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is a 3 sport athlete and will not use his recruiting bump (schools interested in him are not a good academic fit). Strategically, probably would have been better to pursue a service activity or something more major related, quite honestly.

But he loves to play sports, so that is what he did. May not be the best admissions move but made him happy.

3 sports could very well matter for admission to a service academy, but obviously there are physical activity requirements there that aren't at regular colleges. Everywhere else, if not looking to play in college, it will show balancing of school and activities. If in a leadership position in the sport, even better. The same goes for other activies like clubs, music, etc.

[Anonymous]

Generally, no, there is no "jock benefit." If he is willing to play the sport in college and they need someone to play it, that can be a benefit -- if he has what they are looking for.

[Anonymous]

I think in general it doesn't give any type of extra bump to do two varsity sports UNLESS one of the sports is an individual sport, meaning he doesn't really have to work with others to be successful (i.e. track & field, cross country etc). My DD is a competitive equestrian which is not a school varsity sport, but she felt it was important to do a team sport in HS so she played tennis. It really showed her leadership and team player skills, which was not showcased in the other sport. again it was just something she wanted to do, and she felt it would not only be fun but viewed better than riding. who knows if that is true but she got into her reach school.