What do you think of my extracurriculars?

Applying to College
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<p>Home-school student with A Beka Academy (an accredited program where the school checks all my work when I send it in, my parents do not). I maintained a 3.0 in freshman year and a 4.0 in sophomore to junior year (I am currently a junior). I have yet to take my ACT but will in June. I am a first generation college student. I have taken (or will take) every course the college recommends and likes to see for high school students. So far, the school I’m most interested in is a private institution and has a 70% acceptance rate, the major I am looking at is Pre-Veterinary Medicine/Animal Science.
Would my extra-curriculars be appealing to Berry College?
(I hope this is the right section)</p>

<p>Volunteering for a veterinary clinic since 2010, multiple times a week, every week, for at least four hours each time, I will be volunteering the entire duration of the Summer this year, six days a week, eight hours a day.</p>

<p>Showing and training alpacas for an alpaca farm for a year, three times a week, every week, atleast two hours each time, in 2010.</p>

<p>Volunteering for the county’s alpaca shearing day for 6 hours in 2011</p>

<p>Volunteering for a grooming facility since 2009 (really since 2004 for volunteer/watching) multiple times a week, every week, then begin working (paid) in 2011 for same amount of time.</p>

<p>Volunteering then working for a dog kennel since 2009 (really since 2004 for volunteer work).</p>

<p>Training dogs and receiving an AKC JR handler membership for showing since 2009 (really since 2004, but am I supposed to list the high school years only?)</p>

<p>Having professional instruction and performing piano since 1999 (instruction from 1999 to 2011)</p>

<p>Having professional instruction and performing guitar since 2001 (instruction from 2001 to 2011)</p>

<p>Having professional instruction and performing bass since 2008 (instruction from 2008 to 2011)</p>

<p>Volunteering lawn/gardening services from 2009-2011</p>

<p>Repairing computers for people from 2009-2012</p>

<p>Working on web programming for business websites since 2011</p>

<p>Started a pet photography business from 2009-2012</p>

<p>Worked and managed a fish hatchery in 2009.</p>

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<p>Many of them are nice and unique, but some of them make you sound like your desperate for extracurriculars, for example:</p>

<p>Repairing computers for people from 2009-2012</p>

<p>That’s not really an extracurricular activity.</p>

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<p>Well, it asks for me to list my work experience, aswell.
That was one of my entrepreneur works.</p>

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<p>That’s a nice collection of extra-curriculars, but don’t list every single one on your application. I would go mostly for the ones that stand out or pertain to your major.</p>

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<p>As for the instruments, should I put that I’ve been doing them prior to high school?</p>

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<p>You have interesting ECs. I’d include them all but I might group some of the together like ‘computer business’ and then list ‘web site, programming, computer repair’ on the line that asks for details. Or “instrumental music” and then list all the instruments with years of study and performance. And yes, you can indicate that you have been playing the piano, or whatever instrument, for however many years you’ve been doing it.</p>