Computerized

In my freshman year, I joined a Humanitarian Affairs club and ended up landing an executive position. I got pretty involved, spent a few hours every week meeting, discussing, planning with the other execs, and leading the group discussions. However, I just didn't enjoy the club. I was bored with it. So at the end of the year, I ended up quitting. Still, I can't help but regret sometimes - did I make a mistake in quitting?

What do colleges think about quitting clubs? Does it show to them a lack of effort, laziness, what?

atrophicwhisper

It probably doesn't even make a difference. You tried something, you didn't like it, and (hopefully) you'll find something better to do that you like more.

I know I put on my application that I only did Amnesty International for a year (it kind of disbanded after that year), and I ended up being just fine with my applications.

Northstarmom

Colleges don't expect you to stick with everything for 4 years. Life -- particularly high school -- is a time of exploration. If you find that you don't like an activity after giving it a fair shot, then move on to something else. The only possible problem would be you drop activities and end up with having no ECs, job, etc. because you don't bother to find something else to get involved with.

Anyway, most colleges use ECs only for things like merit aid consideration, not for admission. It's only the most select colleges in the country -- places like HPYS that have an overabundance of high stat applicants -- that use ECs as part of admission because such colleges have the luxury of selecting students to create classes that are diverse in all meanings of the word "diverse".

Computerized

Thanks for the advice. I picked up some new ECs in my sophomore year and got involved in a couple other events & clubs, so I was kept relatively busy still.

I'm looking at some select colleges right now, places like Cornell and UPenn interest me.

frutiaspice

Yeah, don't worry about it. I dropped a club too and joined a bunch of other ones.