Almost Halfway Through -- What Now?

Greekfire
Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:32:35 +0000

Don’t worry about dropping an extracurricular you’re not interested in. If you quit one extracurricular but continue to work hard and advance in another (especially if you show enthusiasm about it in interviews/essays) adcoms won’t see it as a sign of a quitter, but rather someone who can prioritize.

Do what matters most.

You’re very strong academically. I would suggest you really push the journalism aspect since it looks like you’re really interested in it and involved in doing journalism-related projects for your school, as a job or internship, &c…showing significant depth and commitment to an activity can be very impressive. You’ve already done some really cool things in that area. If you can do extraordinary things within that realm, it will be much better than being a pretty accomplished but unremarkable person in a handful of other ECs. (I’m probably kind of biased against National Honor Society…but I think it isn’t particularly interesting/a tipping factor in college admissions. You obviously contribute to your school community and have great grades. It doesn’t really add anything additional about who you are.)