Ranking Extracurriculars

dyortega
Sat, 16 May 2009 23:53:35 +0000

Here’s the story: I’m a junior in high school looking to go to college on the East Coast or in the Midwest. I’m a good student, with a gpa of 4.0 and an ACT score of 30. I’m very interested in medicine and plan on pursuing a degree in biology as well as completing all pre-med required courses. I’ve got extracurricular activities that include Boy Scouts, 4 year Varsity Captain, Teaching a religious education class, 200 community service hours tutoring, and a surgical internship in which I observed operations, met with patients, evaluated scans and filed patient paperwork.

The extracurricular that I am most passionate about is my golf team. I come from a small charter school that has very few athletic teams. I decided, as a freshman, to start this team from scratch. I’ve put in so many hours making this team run, I’m worried I won’t be able to convey that in a college application.

How do I let the adcoms know that I’ve worked my butt off for this team? I’m afraid that students starting varsity teams are few and far between, and adcoms won’t recognize the sacrifice one makes by doing so. How do I use this extracurricular to enhance my overall application?