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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Plus the time commitment is huge— playing multiple sports well and earning top grades is a much bigger accomplishment than people credit it— many varsity athletes get home late in the evening and then stay up quite late getting school stuff done. I think athletic activity is a good indicator of initiative and time management because it’s not just a matter of fun and games. It’s a big commitment. [/quote]

Exactly. Plus most sports involve being part of a group. They involve learning how to win and lose. Very important life skills that go far beyond taking Calculus as a sophomore or advanced physics or whatever else others think is impressive. Unfortunately, so many people don't get this. Leave your bubble.[/quote]
No this is not the lesson to be learned. Academic excellence matters to colleges, [b]period.[/b] Sports are an extracurricular- you choose to do something after school that takes up time. But, many students choose various extracurricular activities that take up a lot of time. It’s not unique to sports. Sports shouldn’t be a battle against education, and I partially agree that we should maybe give more credit where it’s due, but there’s are many students who choose not to do sports and have amazing extracurricular activities that help others and involves hard work.[/quote]

You do realize that you’re supposed to stop talking after dropping the bolded, don’t you?[/quote]

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