Right now I am a junior and I have played on the varsity tennis team at my high school for 2 years with letters (freshman and sophomore). I grew up playing tennis and was highly ranked in elementary and middle school, but in high school I have completely lost interest in the sport. I was a starter in my freshman year, but I stopped trying and basically wasted my time in my entire sophomore season riding the bench. Now that tryouts are coming up, I really do not want to play because it is not fun at all and I want to focus in school (currently have a 1990 SAT [will retake], 3.5 weighted GPA 1st semester Soph, 4.0 weighted 2nd semester Soph, 4.5 weighted 1st semester Junior) so that I get another 4.5 this semester and raise my overall GPA from a 4.0 to a 4.1 and increase my UCLA chances. My parents are adamant about me continuing to play, because they keep telling me that another year of a varsity sport will look better on my college applications. I'm currently in 3 clubs, including NHS. I feel as though I won't be able to balance a tennis season and schoolwork (4 weighted classes), so should I quit or play this year? Will a 3rd year of a varsity sport really make a big difference on my college app?
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