To Christcorp
I wouldn't say that I'm in the same boat as the girl you described since my academics aren't as superb however my parents also have the same approach to academics. They believe that it is my grades that matter the most and that colleges only truly care about academics. As a result, my parents barred me from playing 2 sports because they believed that my grades would drop from the stress of a heavy load. As a result, I involved myself deeply in leadership in various clubs and an internship that I would do during school and not affect the time I spend at home helping my parents. Since this kind of activities didn't require my parent's consent or time, they don't mind me doing it.
From reading previous posts, I know that this is a negative in my application because I am not as well rounded as I could have been since I am positive that my grades would have stayed the same with or without the sport. The only thing I can do now is hope for the best since I can't go back into the past and become more involved in sports as I wanted to be.
I wouldn't say that I'm in the same boat as the girl you described since my academics aren't as superb however my parents also have the same approach to academics. They believe that it is my grades that matter the most and that colleges only truly care about academics. As a result, my parents barred me from playing 2 sports because they believed that my grades would drop from the stress of a heavy load. As a result, I involved myself deeply in leadership in various clubs and an internship that I would do during school and not affect the time I spend at home helping my parents. Since this kind of activities didn't require my parent's consent or time, they don't mind me doing it.
From reading previous posts, I know that this is a negative in my application because I am not as well rounded as I could have been since I am positive that my grades would have stayed the same with or without the sport. The only thing I can do now is hope for the best since I can't go back into the past and become more involved in sports as I wanted to be.