"Wow! You did WHAT?!"

clicheusername57
Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:01:38 +0000

This is great advice but you could look on any forum to find the same generic answer to the extracurricular problem: “be passionate!” or “be dedicated to one thing you enjoy!” or “do what you love!” Unfortunately its a common misconception that being passionate will get you anywhere. I am ‘passionate’ about photography - I shoot three or four rolls of film a week and attend local shows and galleries. I spend alot of time on photography and would certaintly say I am passionate about it. However putting that on a college application is not going to look impressive…

Yes its obvious we are supposed to do what we love, develop an interest, get more indepth etc. i’ve heard that a thousand times… (its still very very crucial advice and thank you for everyone who posted it) but I hope this thread can be about “big” things people do/want to do…atleast I think that was the OP’s intentions were…