<p>I’m applying for a scholarship, and on the application, we are allowed to put a maximum of 6 job, community, or school-related activities. I’ve put 5 activities that I know will stand out, but there is 1 spot left and 2 activities I can choose from that I feel are both pretty good:</p>
<p>Job: Soccer Refereeing - I do not have any other job experience, so I thought this would stand out. I did this my whole Freshman year throughout the school year and refereed 60+ soccer matches on weekends. However, I only did it Freshman year so it may not look too appealing since I discontinued it.</p>
<p>School: Student Council - I have been elected in my school’s student council every year since the 8th grade except for the 9th grade. Will this hiatus look bad? I’ve only been eligible (meaning I had the opportunity to run) for office this past year and I was elected Secretary.</p>
<p>Which should I pick?</p>
<p>Putting more activites wont necessarily help your chances. Try to stand out in one or two. Think of yourself as a person who has to go through all of these applications…do you really want to read all that ? </p>
<p>Generally you want to emphasize leadership so Id say Student Council over Soccer. GL.</p>
<p>Give us some context - what are the other 5 activities. You want a balanced set of activites, so those may impact which would be better to list.</p>
<p>The advantage to listing soccer is showing that you are doing more to support yourself than just asking others to pay your way, but it was only the one year. The student council position shows some continuity (and being an elected position, having a year off doesn’t mean anything, because it’s not something you control - if anything it might show that your classmates didn’t like the job done by the person they elected in 9th grade, and brought you back.</p>
<p>How much space do they give you to define what you did within these activities - that’s going to be more important than the activities themselves.</p>
<p>For context: Besides this spot, I have 3 school activities and 2 volunteer activities. Considering the applicant pool (it’s a local scholarship so I know 99% of the applicants), I know I stand out in each and every one of these 5 activities. The scholarship values balancing outstanding academics with extracurricular activities. It wants the best “overall student.”</p>
<p>In the school activities, I have earned many local, district, and state awards/achievements. In one of the two volunteer activities, I stand out in that no one has done it and it truly defines my career path, and in the other one, I founded a youth organization and am continuing to volunteer in this organization.</p>
<p>Like @CTScoutmom said, Student Council will add continuity. On the other hand, refereeing will add some diversity. But both have their pros/cons (as mentioned above). Additionally, I only have 1.5 lines to list and elaborate on each activity (so it has to be VERY concise). I feel they’ll ask more for these during the interview.</p>
<p>Still can’t decide… Kinda leaning for Student Council. I left the job because I was getting busier for school, but I don’t know if that has a positive, a negative, or a mixed connotation.</p>
<p>If you are no longer doing the job…but ARE still in student council, I would put student council.</p>
<p>Looks like student council.</p>
<p>Any more advice? Bumping…</p>