<p>im a member of the rotaract club in my area. is this EC well-known in america ? (i shld think so, since Rotary originated from Chicago). my teachers said I should explain what rotaract is about on a separate sheet. what do you think?</p>
<p>I don’t think that Rotaract is well known. Rotary isn’t even that well known. I think that you should briefly explain what it is. You don’t need a separate sheet. You could just say something like “member of school’s Rotaract club, a community service organization” (or whatever description is appropriate).</p>
<p>Being a member of a club doesn’t count for much in college admissions because it doesn’t usually mean much except that a person may have attended some meetings. Being an officer or having impact in a club (such as creating a community service or fund raising project) does impress adcoms.</p>
<p>Rotary is more well known in some regions than others. Some Americans join a lot of organizations like that, and some do not. I actually knew Rotary better as an organization when I lived overseas among American students who had received Rotary scholarships to study abroad. </p>
<p>The first reply has given you good advice about how to explain your involvement on your college application.</p>
<p>Rotary is well-known around here. However, in the US they call the high school group “Interact”.</p>
<p>based on NSM’s reply, looks like Rotaract isn’t really well-known. i guess i need to explain what it is. i’m a member of a revival club, which basically means that the club has been dormant for very long time and we’re working very hard to revive it. I and my provisional president.</p>
<p>NSM, it’s not a school club. The school club one is called Interact. Rotaract is a provincial organization; each province in my country has one. But thank you very much for your reply. This EC means alot to me so I will have to tell them that. Maybe I can add under the additional info thing?</p>
<p>What about the Duke of Edinburgh Award? Anybody heard of that before?</p>
<p>It’s a good idea to briefly explain anything that adcoms might not be familiar with. This includes things like the “Duke of Edinburgh Award.”</p>
<p>Any adcom receiving significant numbers of UK applications would be familiar with the DofE award. Still worth a line or two of explanation for others though.</p>