sreed2465

Im a senior in highschool with a couple stints in clubs and I need more extracurricular activities. How much would starting a club affect the view of those giving scholarships and college admissions?

college_query

It may be too little, too late. For my kids, unless their senior year activities/accomplishments happened early on, (by mid-November) most didn't make the application.

In any event, I don't think it would have any impact regarding scholarships.

Federico14

I think it would be too late. By the time you get permission and get started, you most likely would have already had to send out your college applications

Loncria

It really depends on both your persuasiveness in advertising your club idea and how lax your school is on handing out club designations. In theory, it should be easy enough to come up with an idea and get an adult/teacher adviser to go along with the idea, but unless you already had months to plan it all out, it may be difficult to put all this into practice. Doing this solely for college admissions is not enough, your going to have to be passionate about your club to go through all this trouble in the already most hectic semester of your high school career.

sreed2465

I already have an idea and i am working out the details. Basically it is a college prep club giving advice for ap and honors classes, SAT's, ACT's, scholarships, and college applications. The point is to share knowledge on these subjects to fellow peers who may not know a whole lot about them. For instance I had never heard of SAT subject tests until a month ago and I am passionate about the idea but I am also aware of the importance of big leadership roles which i currently lack.

emberjed

I think you should focus on the standardized tests in the club (APs, SATs, ACTs, and - if you want to - SAT Subject Tests). Otherwise, it might have that elitist feel of being a "smart people club." Also, giving advice might not be enough to keep people interested - why not get some prep books (or borrow some from the library or from friends) and let club members use them, in the context of prep discussions/review sessions? Of course, if no one shows up, no college will have to know, but still.

ericd1112

Or how about a twist on what you've developed? Instead of it being the "let's get together and figure out more ways to get ourselves into better colleges" club, why not make it a Peer Tutoring Club? You have a group of smart, college bound people together? Why not use it to create a resource for your school, to help counsel freshman at your school, kids maybe not as fortunate to be as bright and motivated as you are, to maximize THEIR potential? Yeah, I know, it could easily be just as transparent as what you have already - I mean it certainly IS convenient that such a thing could also be characterized as a community/social service activity - but hey, if you actually help some younger kids find their own way to college that might not have without your efforts, it will have satisfactions for you that will last beyond your own four years of college.