<p>Colleges will not care at all about 3 years over 4 years for clubs. On the contrary, I think doing some clubs is helpful. Being in Gay/Straight Alliance and Civil Rights Club at least looks like you have a legitimate interest rather than picking random clubs.</p>
<p>But don’t limit your ECs there. If I could redo anything in high school, it would be getting more involved in non-club ECs. They are there to show that you do stuff and have interests, but when college apps come around, you are going to have to prove that you’re different from everyone else in Gay/Straight Alliance and debate. There are some topics elsewhere on the forum regarding how to make your ECs interesting. Do this during sophomore year and continue through junior/senior year, and you’ll be set. Go beyond sports/clubs/generic volunteering. Do things that you could write a defining essay on.</p>
<p>Yeah, anyway… freshman year is highly unimportant for college admission. Sophomore year, you want to be showing some passion. Junior year is a little late to start.</p>