<p>Hey guys, I was just wondering what some of your opinions are to what kind of “Extracurriculars” or Community Service I can do during this summer after I graduate from HS? The activites we do the summer before college still counts on the application right?</p>
<p>I will be transferring to CALS, so I need to make sure they see that I actually have an interest, and not just the numbers. Now I know that I should only basically be volunteering to something that actually interests me, and not just random stuff I don’t like, but I’m the type of person that actually wants to try new things in nature and can do just about anything, just let me know about it!</p>
<p>**-Volunteering at a park near my house. ( Cleaning up the park)
- Helping plant flowers in a garden or park nearby.
- Painting or “fixing” up benches and structures at a park.
- Starting a compost pile
- Clear a new trail at a nature center or park. **</p>
<p>So my question for you guys:
Can you please list and help me think of services/projects I can do this coming summer (I will graduate HS in a week or so) so that they can actually see an interest in me for CALS. I’m worried that the ones I listed above aren’t enough. </p>
<p>There are websites that have like “400 Community Service” ideas, but I want you guys ( people with a lot of info on Cornell) to give me ideas that relate to CALS, those websites have stuff like library volunteering, etc…that doesn’t really relate to CALS.
ALSO, what kind of research can I do/how do I start research that can relate to CALS? When I say CALS, I’m guessing it means nature-environment related?</p>
<p>I will be applying as something interesting to me, like Agricultural Sciences or Development Sociology, so yeah something nature/environment-related would be fine I’m guessing, right?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>hmm for clarification you’re trying to transfer into cornell for your soph. year? also meaning that you are reapplying? i know that they offered some guaranteed transfers, did you get that?</p>
<p>I did cancer research and based my essays on those experiences for my CALS application.</p>
<p>I also did volunteer work in an assisted living home and with blood drives. Your activities should relate to your major. Use your essays to describe how the CALS mission and curriculum will help you achieve your goals.</p>
<p>Senioritis10- Yes, I will be going in during soph. year. Not sure what you mean by re-applying, but yes, I will have to fill out the application and stuff, along with essays/recs/etc. :P</p>
<p>Dewdrop- Can I ask what your major was at CALS? I was thinking that the MAJORITY of the majors are science/nature-like related, so basically an EC in that type of category would be fit for any major at CALS?</p>
<p>I know some majors like “biometry and statistics” can’t really have similar EC’s, but most of the majors are like, nature/environment related basically, so I was thinking that some of the activites I listed can be good for most of the majors at CALS?</p>
<p>Biology and Society</p>
<p>Oh so I see it, your activites and volunteer stuff fit in with your major.</p>
<p>Can you please try and answer everything else in that same post too please, like the majority majors having same EC’s and stuff.</p>
<p>Also, I’ve heard a lot of people doing “research” about a certain topic. Is there any website where I can get info on how to start this and stuff? I’m confused as to what it actually is, and where to begin and how it’s all taken care of and stuff. I’m a senior graduating in a few weeks, so do you HAVE to be in college to do research or something? I’ve seen juniors/seniors say they have done it to boost their applications.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Anyone on previous post?</p>
<p>Bumping this because I could use some suggestions to community service related to CALS lol</p>
<p>Wow, lots of questions…</p>
<p>I was accepted as a transfer to Cornell with, literally, no extra curricular activities. However in my essays I wrote about the personal activities that I enjoy (which happen to all correspond with my major). I think of ECs as a method of showing your interest and dedication, not a requisite for entering Cornell. That being said, I can think of two things you can do.</p>
<p>One is, find a bunch of activities and cram your summer with them, at the end of the summer pick the one that suits you best and carry it on throughout the year getting very involved. If I were an admission rep I would see the behavior as showing dedication and actual interest.</p>
<p>The other is, make a position. Make a list of all the places that you might like to volunteer that fits with your intended major (local farms, national park, etc) and start contacting each of them, explaining yourself, and asking if you can volunteer (it’s easy to convince someone to hire a temporary free employee). You’ll get rejected quite a bit but eventually you will find something.</p>
<p>Good luck, and don’t be afraid to do some legwork.</p>
<p>Wow I’m surprised to see that you had no EC’s lol, guess they took your word for your interests in your essays?</p>
<p>See the thing is, I have a few summer activites I can jam in like I listed above, but I need more advice and suggestions on some good EC’s that I can start over the summer. The kind of major I would be looking into would be Agricultural Sciences or Development Sociology, so I can basically only think of EC’s related to doing service in the park…</p>
<p>Another thing that gets in the way is I don’t know how exactly to ask whether or not I can volunteer… Like I noticed a garden near my house, and saw a few people/workers fixing it up with soil/sand/etc., but I’m not sure how I could ask to join in on it…because it’s just people I see there, I don’t notice one main person in charge I can ask…just workers.</p>
<p>Anyone else have suggestions or ideas for community services I could do…?</p>