<p>Hi this has been bothering me a-lot!
I have 14 ECs. I am a leader in about five of them. I really like all of them. The problem is that I joined most of these clubs Sophomore year and Junior year. Most of my leadership positions are gained during my junior year. If I listed all of them, will it look like one of those resume building crap? I dont want to take the risk of explaining… should reduce them? not mention them?</p>
<p>Bleh, you HSers all have a bajillion clubs on your application. Being president of 3 vs. 5 vs 8 clubs isn’t going to impress anyone anyways. I wouldn’t worry too much about it.</p>
<p>I agree with Norcal, don’t worry about it. It won’t hurt you, but it might not help you significantly either. Focus on more important things such as your GPA, SAT, and working on your essays. Regardless, I highly doubt you’d be rejected because of the EC’s you chose to do in high school…everyone has their own interest.</p>
<p>If anything, I’d keep all your significant clubs and leave out many clubs you joined in your junior year. Keep it real, but don’t make it a laundry list.</p>
<p>thank you all
How dose this look? (freshman=1, senior=4)
Clubs-
Student union (council) - Vice president. (234)
National honors society. (34)
Science club- founder, president, Chair of trustees. (1234)
Key club- president. (134)
Robot club- chief engineer. (3)
Class council. (234)</p>
<p>Work/volunteer
Red Cross.(3)
Visa service (1)
District printing office.(34)
McDonalds.(3)
Atlantic County Library. (3)</p>
<p>Extra Curricular Activities
Star gazing. (1234)</p>
<p>If you are worried, you don’t need to include all of them (though I think you should)! Include the ones that were meaningful to you and especially ones you want to continue with in college!</p>
<p>The problem with a laundry list isn’t that it’s a laundry list; the difficulty lies in telling a coherent story about yourself with that string of activities, which is probably the most important ‘soft’ aspect of your application. Whether you choose to tell that story with one activity or a dozen isn’t going to matter as much.</p>
<p>Edit: Don’t tell the renaissance (wo)man story. It’s highly improbable, severely overrated and hardly as valuable as it used to be during say…the renaissance.</p>
<p>^*^ lol. What story is that?</p>
<p>Would u put the ECs I put up there if majoring In astronomy?</p>
<p>It really doesn’t matter much. My only significant EC in high school was being a competitive runner (and I despise pure running nowadays). I was still able to get into AEM, a business program, without any semblance of a business-related activity.</p>
<p>The key question to ask is whether the adcom will find it credible. Even if you were able to find quality time for all these activities, I would focus on a subset that presents you in the best light.</p>