Would this Hurt my admissions?

lookingforward
Thu, 09 Jun 2016 19:29:06 +0000

I don’t see why someone assumes founding a club you’re interested in- and certainly as traditional as debate- is going to be automatically viewed as padding. No, it won’t hurt your chances. What can hurt chances is if you don’t have the right other mix or are founding a do-nothing activity.

Most first year debate teams would be pretty lucky to place well. Some won’t even have enough kids to head for a league competition. (In some cases, there are requirements about how long the club was established, etc.) You won’t have much time to grow the team or polish it. But if this goes well, you can ask a teacher to mention in in his/her LoR.