Do extracurriculars matter for grad school admissions?

Depends on the kind of graduate school.

For PhD programs, research experience and related recommendations matter. For medical school, there is an expected set of pre-med extracurriculars intended to ensure that applicants have an idea of what health care is like and are still interested in it. For MBA programs, work experience and achievements are a big deal.

But the common theme is that the extracurriculars that matter for graduate school are generally those related to the program subject matter.

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