<p>I joined a bunch of clubs this year as a junior. I was fairly sucessful in all of them. (state awards, leadership positions etc.) Will the adcoms be suspicious because I havn’t been in them very long? Do you even have to tell adcoms how long you have been in a club?</p>
<p>You tick off a box for 10, 11, 12 in years on involvement. However, leadership and accomplishment are far more important than being able to click to “10” box. Now…if you had started all the clubs as a sr. it would be a little more suspiciious</p>
<p>yea dude, passion and commitment to an EC mean little without accomplishment. Usually, if one has passion and commitment, then accomplishment naturally follow. However, even if u mark a club “9-12” are ur stuck as a member all 4 years, that doesn’t really mean ****.</p>
<p>Collegecanwait, you said that you tick off a box for 10, 11, 12. Is there even a box for 9th grade? Do they even care about what we did during 9th grade? Is there any value in saying you’ve done something for longer than 4 years? Like should I mention I’ve been in Tae Kwon Do since 6th grade or would I just tick off 10, 11, and 12?</p>
<p>IMO, time spent in activities is not given much weight. For example, Varsity athletes that are NOT recruited aren’t really given their fair share given all the time they have to put in. I think this is wrong, but I am fairly sure this is how it is. Standing out is extremely important, and doing something unique (but useful) very successfully is much more important than being in a club - even with leadership positions - for all four years. </p>
<p>I think it works out this way because of the weight placed in the essays. If you have an endeavor that really stands out in your essay, your lack of involvement in other activities becomes less significant.</p>
<p>There is no box for gr. 9 and they specifically ask you to list accomplishments from gr. 10-12</p>