Community Service Hours?

MTgrlsmom
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:37:29 +0000

Hm, tough one.

My D is at NYU, and is quite convinced that her extra curricular activities and diverse resume actually helped get her accepted. Her GPA was by no means off the charts, but having leadership (being the Co-Chair of her HS Performing Arts Club), community service (teaching dance to kids at the local family homeless shelter), and the fact she was actively involved with things at school (Choir, Liturgy, Dance program), along with some local awards, being in shows, a chunk of time dedicated to voice/dance/acting lessons, all in all helped her build a broad base.

It is very possible that all this was “overkill”, but please know that during the past few years we have seen kids get rejected with better grades, but with much less diverse backgrounds, and so she wanted to do everything she could to increase her chances.

Of course this is just the “paper” academic acceptance bit, and does not cover the importance of the audition/material etc.