Hi all,
I’ve been looking at my volunteer work and my extracurriculars and a large portion of it is dedicated towards my church and religion (Christianity). If I put things such as volunteering at church or being part of a Christian club, will it hurt my application in any way? I am not planning on applying to any religious affiliated schools.
Thanks
I don’t think it will hurt, but colleges are looking for well rounded students. Try doing other activities too 
Some that look good and a very minimal commitment is Habitat for Humanity and Soup Kitchens, or tell your church to host these types of events and format it that way! Or organize a mission trip, I don’t know but just make sure you enjoy what you are doing!
Colleges want positive contributors to their community (and your tuition). A person dedicated to voluntarism is favored. I know that among some Christian circles, it’s common to speak about how our faith is under assault. As a firm believer, I find that discussion to be more bark than bite. It’s good to fire up the troops when one can say how the outside world is assaulting our ability to wish people “Merry Christmas”
And who better to represent that mindset than those doggone crazy progressive/liberal college folks, reading your app in one hand, holding a frappe in the other, on the way to the union meeting/abortion center/occupy something or other – and spitting out blistering atheist views.
I think it’s baloney. You’ll do fine. People of faith and those wanting to contribute and learn are highly valued at colleges and in college admissions offices.
College admissions offices pride themselves on admitting students with a diversity of opinions and perspectives. A Christian perspective is no different from any other perspective that they are hoping will have articulate and intelligent representation on campus. The real question is whether you will find enough like-minded students at the schools to which you are applying. It’s not everyone’s idea of fun to be a minority viewpoint on a campus at odds with your views or values, but that is a very personal choice and some schools will have larger contingencies of students coming from your perspective than others.