Extracurriculars? What counts?

centurykids
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:05:03 +0000

Hi! I’m in my junior year of highschool and I’ve realized that the extra-curricular section of my application is very empty. I’ve tried to join some of the clubs at my school, but none of them really interested me. So far, the only thing I have going for me is starting a badminton club in my sophmore year and a monthly art meeting for our newspaper. I stay after school almost once every week to rehearse with my string quartet (for fun or otherwise) but I’m not really sure if that counts as extracurricular. Should it be? I have A’s in all my courses and am currently taking all honors/APs. The colleges that I am looking at are all very selective (top 20). Any suggestions?