Culture Clubs

Northstarmom
Mon, 30 Jan 2006 07:25:30 +0000

“I’ve noticed that a lot of CCers arent in any culture clubs… is it because college adcoms think that culture clubs aren’t a “real” EC?”

No, it’s because probably relatively few students are in culture clubs.

Frankly, being president of a very strong culture club that has done innovative things that have had a community-wide impact would impress adcoms more than being yet another Model UN, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society officer who has done nothing substantial except use the office to decorate one’s resume.

Top colleges get many applicants who are in MUN, MAO and NHS. Consequently, doing such things is unlikely to make one stand out in thepool unless one is something like national NHS president. Starting a culture club that does significant activities or presiding over a culture club with a community-wide impact, howver, is different, and therefore could catch the eyes of adcoms.