how good does "FOUNDING / CREATING" a program look on your resume?

Applying to College
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<p>im thinkin’ about making a new program cuz im bored this summer.</p>

<p>i want to create a summer program for music. i want more kids (especially my lil sister) to get involved with music because it helps them so much in academic areas, and just to be more conifdent about themselves.</p>

<p>but how good does it look on my resume? does it look as good as a leadership p[osition? or does it look good as any old extracurricular program?</p>

<p>or am i better off just enjoying my summer?</p>

<p>is this a HOOK? or no? or just an eye-opener?</p>

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<p>Well, you have to know it looks better than just sitting around all summer, right?</p>

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<p>what your creating is what really matters. your idea sounds very genuine and i think it would be impressive to admissions officers.</p>

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<p>bizzzzzump</p>

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<p>Unless your program involves many people or accomplishes something special it’s a nice Ec.</p>

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<p>Showing leadership and creativity is a good thing, not just for colleges but also job applications and such. But creating something just for the sake of creating it is never a good idea. Do it because you want to, not because you want a CV line. New organizations take a lot of time and work, and it’s not worth doing if you’re only casually interested.</p>

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<p>RoughWinds is absolutely right. It sounds to me like your heart is in the right place with creating this program. </p>

<p>Actually, founding a program takes a lot more work, passion, time, energy, commitment, vision, etc. than just having a leadership position in an already-established program. So it is worth more than being a club officer or something. And it’s certainly worth more than “any old extracurricular program.”</p>

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<p>I was involved in helping my violin teacher and a bunch of other precollege/college music students at a local university found a music program during my freshman year. The music program has continued successfully for four years and I still teach as a violinist for the program. I can easily say that this program was one of my main extracurricular activities in high school because I really enjoy orchestra/music and it required much more effort out of me simply teaching basic violin techniques than any task I would have as a President at one of my school clubs. It took a huge amount of effort raising money, purchasing instruments, posting flyers and encouraging elementary students to learn musical instruments. Btw, all music lessons were free. It sounds like you have an abiding interest in music. You might want to get some classmates or adults to help you out mainly because creating a program is no easy task. </p>

<p>As for how impressive this looks on your resume, it depends on how much time you put in. Just simply “founding a music club” is not that special if you don’t follow through. You must really be committed to doing this for your own enjoyment and not just for college.</p>

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<p>is 5 hours a week a “significant amount?”</p>

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<p>Depends whether or not it’s successful.</p>

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<p>we have made it.</p>

<p>we have about 15 - 20 kids in the group. (fluctuates depending on whether kids are on family vacations, etc.)</p>

<p>it runs for about 6 weeks.</p>

<p>i was asked to do another one of these programs for spring vacation as well.</p>

<p>so, we are doing another one for the spring definitely(and maybe even for the fall or winter!)</p>

<p>so, is 5 hours a week showing dedication or no?</p>

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<p>Yes, it does. Are you being paid?</p>

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<p>no. its purely volunteer</p>

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<p>and its just for the summer. 5 hours each week for about 2 months in the summer.</p>

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<p>response…???</p>

<p>is 5 hrs/ week a good amount?</p>

<p>the program ended up running for 8 weeks instead of 6 because there was a lot of interest to keep on going</p>

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<p>So what exactly did you do?..</p>

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<p>we played music
had music activites that allowed them to explore their creavtitiy
let them try out diff. instruments
showed them scales, gave them one-on-one lessons</p>

<p>at the end, we put on a little mini-concert.</p>