text: To start off, you should be aware that your future is based on what you did in the past. If you made all of the right decisions, you should be off to a good start. To be a bit more specific, it is quite difficult to walk in on your first day of the job, and not have any clue on how to do that job. Having a talent or skill developed at an earlier age is a great head start for what you want to be or what you want to do for the world. Even though your goals may change over the course of a few years, it is always a safer choice to have certain skills prior to having that certain job if all else fails. Furthermore, colleges love to see when students are able do accomplish multiple things in life, other than doing well in school. Colleges want to bring in students that would make their school better. This could be done by being an extra addition to their sports team, or being in the student council, resulting in the opportunity for you to bring in new ideas for the school to become a better place.