High school extracurricular activities

Seahawks506
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:17:06 +0000

yeah EC’s look good, most schools don’t look at them or focus very little. However, the top colleges, mostly private, weigh EC’s very heavily because most applicants have very competitive stats.

With that said, the rule of thumbs is to not do an EC for the sake of putting it on a college app. It’s fine if you keep college apps in mind- let’s face it, everyone does that- but you need to make sure that this is something you’d do regardless.

Math Club is a great EC, lots of people do it but it’s not only a great way to get involved (esp. if math is your thing) but to meet people as well. Keep being involved in that club and maybe by your junior/senior year you’ll be able to attain a leadership position.

What kind of things do you like to do? I was a really shy person and in a new school, but by joining activities like football, and a few clubs, I was able to meet a lot of people and get comfortable with being around them. Find out what you enjoy doing, and if you can’t then then keep an open mind and try out lots of different things, you’ll find something interesting, be it athletics, clubs, volunteering, or a hobby. Stick to it and it’ll be something you can put on college apps as well as something you look forward to.

Hope this helped!