meganlee Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Currently, I am a sophomore playing high school soccer, as well as club soccer. I plan on doing full IB, but I am unsure of whether or not to continue to play soccer. At my school, the soccer program is very competitive and is one of the best in California. I want to continue to play soccer so that I can say that I have done an extra-curricular for four years on my college application, however I do not want soccer to affect my GPA. High school and club soccer requires much practice (as does any sport) and I feel that I won't receive the best GPA possible as if I was not playing soccer. When applying to colleges, is it better to have a higher GPA and not play soccer, or is it better to continue playing soccer and have a lower GPA. I am aiming for colleges, such as UCLA, Berkeley, UPenn, etc. Thanks for all your help! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yugalarex Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Currently, I am a sophomore playing high school soccer, as well as club soccer. I plan on doing full IB, but I am unsure of whether or not to continue to play soccer. At my school, the soccer program is very competitive and is one of the best in California. I want to continue to play soccer so that I can say that I have done an extra-curricular for four years on my college application, however I do not want soccer to affect my GPA. High school and club soccer requires much practice (as does any sport) and I feel that I won't receive the best GPA possible as if I was not playing soccer. When applying to colleges, is it better to have a higher GPA and not play soccer, or is it better to continue playing soccer and have a lower GPA. I am aiming for colleges, such as UCLA, Berkeley, UPenn, etc. Thanks for all your help! I had the same problem when I was entering the Diploma Program... Personally, I sail regularly (well not so much now) and I also have friends in the national squad who take the full diploma, so it is possible! You just need to be organized and make sure everything is finished before deadlines. What I suggest is spending (assuming you only train on Sunday) Monday to Saturday doing your work and then you can use the entire Sunday to play soccer and in some ways, that will also be your way to relax. I also suggest you talk to your coach about what you can do, I had to talk to mine about how much work the diploma actually is and he was fine with it. He also tries to work around our schedules. So in short, just be organized and communicate with your coach! 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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