Too Many Summer Activities?

busylife
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:33:55 +0000

Is there such thing as too many summer activities?

I’m currently involved in three activities, none of which I would ever let go of. During weekdays, during the day (9-4), I have an internship at a foreign policy thinktank (I’m very interested in IR and participate in MUN and other IR-related activities). From 5-10pm, I have an evening shift job at a CVS store. I’ve met a lot of good people with this job and would hate to quit it. (also, without this job, I wouldn’t have much spending money during the year)
Also, during the weekend, I play violin at church orchestra (for the past ten years, church and violin have been my top priorities)

So, in essense, I have a 12-hour workday from Mon-Fri and 3 hour/day commitment on Saturday and Sunday. All three activities of mine show my passion for IR and violin, as well as my sense of responsibility. And, more importantly, I’m managing these activities pretty well and I never felt overwhelmed for the past month.

But here’s my concern: my summer is so busy that it might look like I’m making up/exaggerating some of the activities. Is there any chance that listing all three activities in Commonapp would hurt me? Would it look like I’m making up activities (although I’m not)? Also, would it look like resume padding?