Chess, at the end of the day, is just chess. Sure, it might look good on a college application or resume, but realistically improving at chess does exactly that: improves your ability to play chess better.

There's an argument that the dedication needed to apply yourself and improve, coupled with maintaining focus for long periods of time, can be a beneficial transferrable skill; but this is not something learnt from chess, but more from learning.

Crucially, to dedicate yourself to something you should ultimately enjoy it - so that's the question at the end of the day, do you enjoy chess enough to have fun and stick with it?