Would this Hurt my admissions?

mclaughlinm34
Thu, 09 Jun 2016 04:08:05 +0000

Hi CC,

I’ve been kind of bored with some of the clubs I’ve been a part of in my school, so I wanted to start two clubs in the fall: Debate Club and Investing Club. I love doing debates in class and always wished there was a club for it at my school. I also am going for econ/finance in college and have been mock investing since freshman year, so I wanted to make a club where we could all learn about investing together and participate in stock market games.

However, I don’t want and I fear that colleges may misinterpret my intentions in that they may think I am creating these clubs as a last ditch effort to cram my resume. What do you think? Should I pursue creating these clubs or hold off? I want to start them but I also don’t want to hurt my resume by doing so.