Extracurriculars completely moot for PhD admission?

RacinReaver
Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:12:44 +0000

ECs that can be useful are ones that are related to your major. Things like SAE, concrete canoe, ACerS’ mug drop/putter challenge, DARPA Grand Challenge, etc. can help show your ability to do things outside of the classroom that still pertains to the stuff you might see in grad school. I also got a few kudos for the science outreach I had done as an undergrad, though I really wish I had known how much weight NSF puts on it before I became ineligible for it. :(