u/Mangosandsunshines

Hey guys, I did marching band last year and I liked it but at the same time I didn’t enjoyed 100%. It was too much time consuming, I was part of the battery and compare to the others we put so much more worked in, the rest of the band will start at 9am and end at 4pm, but us, we started at 9am and end at 7-8pm. I will get stressed with school and trying to balance my sleep (sometimes only getting 5 hours, when I’m used to 8 hours) also the people, specially a person in my section. His ego was (and is) so big, he often made me feel dumb and I also would sometimes feel left out. Not everyone was like this tho, I made so many great memories and met amazing people. This year I’m questioning if I should join again, auditions are in June and rn we are having workshops and tbh every time I go I feel so anxious and just wanna go home. Im also 16 which means I can work, I’ve been thinking on getting a job for the longest (I used to crochet and sell crocheted stuff, that’s where I would get money to buy my own stuff but I stopped last year and now my money only keeps going down) but if I do join marching band I’ll have to quit since the camps (specially August camp that lasts around 2 weeks) takes all day. I really don’t know what to do but also, will it matter in my college application if I quit marching band and replace it with a job?