<p>Do colleges join clubs for me or interest?</p>
<p>Out of the 59 clubs at my school, I’ve been in the same 3 clubs (minus Beta and the like) for 3 years, president of all 3, and will continue being in those 3 clubs next year because I love them to death.</p>
<p>Resume padders and the Asians at school who create clubs their junior and/or senior year just to get that ‘extra boost’ in admissions really **** me off. Same with those who run, win the position, then don’t do *<em>**.
And then there are those who lie on their apps about clubs. </em> really?</p>
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<p>Rookie mistake</p>
<p>Well…
My story of EC’s.</p>
<p>Freshman year… did football and wrestling… but did Robotics and Wrestling at the same time.</p>
<p>I came to Gar-Field for robotics in the first place.
Had fun.</p>
<p>Sophomore year.</p>
<p>I felt like a project, one that didn’t get a chance, seeing as how my team got disbanded because 3/4 members were all on probation.
No chance to program, and I got stuck mentoring the freshman.</p>
<p>Joined MUN, LOVED it. Such a dead club… but I want to revive it. I love global politics. Essentially, I’m the school’s next Sec-Gen.</p>
<p>This year… robotics, MUN. Almost did academic team because I’ve loved it, but robotics coach said I was spreading myself thin and didn’t like me doing it. When I don’t have a job and just sit there.</p>
<p>MUN… working on our conference, director for a committee.</p>
<p>I always tried to start a math club since freshman year… and this year it’s finally started. Not big, but I love it.
Also, someone started a Chemistry club.</p>
<p>Well, my school is kind of messed up. The freshmen are actually at the junior high, while the sophomores (including me), juniors, and seniors are at the senior high. The junior high sucks beyond belief - there are probably three clubs total, and I’m not going to even lie. However, the senior high has an unrealistic number of clubs, and I found myself joining ten different clubs that I actually enjoy participating in.</p>
<p>I’ll have to admit that I joined robotics at my school out of pure resume padding, but found myself becoming more attached to it. Yes, the people in that club can be sheltered, but by joining so many clubs I’ve made friends from all corners of the school. So yeah, I joined many clubs because they sounded nice, but sometimes it was to look “smart” and “focused.” Eurgh. But even now, I love the many clubs that I’m in.</p>
<p>Now sports … hah. I was on the swim and track team just to pad my resume, but actually liked getting the exercise. :P</p>
<p>Interest. Which makes me very annoyed when people join clubs just for their resume.
It can benefit some clubs, like volunteering organizations. But that attitude is so prolific at my school that it’s the reason over 90% of people who joined our Key Club branch are there, and because of them we don’t have enough volunteer work to go around. But I guess I have to suck it up since it’s a bit of a win-win in the long run.
But in most clubs, like stage crew and newspaper, they just get in the way.</p>
<p>^^^ why is it Gar-Field and not Garfield? Gar is definitely a type of fish.
Anyways, after this thread has been around I thought I should reply… I feel guilty for doing some stuff for college apps (let’s face it, NHS is definitely not out of interest) but clubs, deifnitely not. I only do 3, but I probably will be president/officer at least for all 3, because of my commitment to them. As a president of a smaller club that gets about 10 people per meeting, I could care less if people came for the sake of college apps as long as they’re at least a smidge enthusiastic about it.</p>
<p>It’s a combination. A good amount of my clubs are all things I’m interested in and like. Some are things i’ve joined for college, like Yearbook. I kind of hate it though, there is a tremendous amount of pressure and it stresses me out. But I love my Asian Affairs Club, GSA, lit mag, etc.</p>
<p>For colleges, there aren’t many clubs in my school that I’'m actually interested in (small school). If I didn’t join clubs for college, the my EC’s would be rather limited.</p>
<p>^^ The name is for the donors to the land which the original school sat on.</p>
<p>Garbers and Manderfields.</p>
<p>I missed the NHS induction ceremony for Calculus hw.</p>
<p>I think I have a heavy list of EC’s. But if I’m still active in a club, it means I love it. That includes:
City-Wide Student Council (Historian/Reporter)
Yearbook (Editor-in-Chief)
Class Council (Reporter)
Student Council (Committee Chairman/ Executive Council)
3 Cups of Tea (Committee Chair)- Specific volunteer club to help Pennies for Peace.
Leadership Workshop Staff
IB Newsletter (Graphic Editor)</p>
<p>I love each any everyone one of them. And even though I have 0 free time during the school week, I fulfill my responsibilities. I will never join a club if I’m reluctant to attend meetings and I will never be an officer if I don’t have the time/don’t want to commit. I’ve turned down nominations for NHS Historian and the Medical/Legal Society Historian because I didn’t really want to do it. And turning down NHS was difficult because I know that looks amazing on a college resume. But I’ve always hated people that join clubs to boost resumes and look better for college. Even worse when they become an officer. I cannot stand it. I guess my morals concerning extracurricular activities are very strict, haha.</p>
<p>Joined activities because colleges wanted them.</p>
<p>Stayed with them because I loved them 
I only do a couple, but I hope that’s alright.</p>
<p>-Intern at an Observatory; help visitors observe night sky, learn astronomy at their weekly meetings, volunteer in the rest of the museum teaching science demonstrations, and will make planetarium shows.</p>
<p>-Field Hockey
girls! so many girls!</p>
<p>-Orchestra
:/</p>
<p>When you apply to a college and you say what your major is, your activities should match up with that. So you activities SHOULD be your interests. Colleges will like that because it shows you have a passion for your major.</p>
<p>Interest.</p>
<p>I want to be a doctor…
Future Medical Leaders
American Red Cross
Amnesty International
Science Olympiad</p>
<p>Does it matter? I mean if it yields <em>similar</em> results, who cares what the motive is.</p>
<p>ehh I only do three ECs, but I’m really dedicated to all of them: </p>
<p>Tennis
Youth and Government
Math Team</p>
<p>And I love them all. </p>
<p>Freshman year I joined a whole lot of clubs just for college. I realized that it was a waste of my money and time if I really didn’t like them. So, now I only join clubs for interest.</p>
<p>both. some more towards interest, some more towards college. Like i joined model united nations this year cuz everybody in said its really fun, and it so is!
[SparkLife</a> » 10 Reasons Model UN Is Awesome](<a href=“http://community.sparknotes.com/2010/10/19/10-reasons-model-un-is-awesome]SparkLife”>http://community.sparknotes.com/2010/10/19/10-reasons-model-un-is-awesome)
But I joined interact club solely for college. I really dont like it, but i suck it up and work the little charity events that nobody shows up to: snowman competition, valentines day dinner in school cafeteria (bleh!)</p>
<p>I think it’s really sad when people join clubs just to add to their resume. I definitely decided to get involved with things with the knowledge that it would look good to colleges, but when it came down to chosing the next EC to add to the list, I did it based upon what I wanted to do and what interests me. The result? An extremely stron let of ECs that look especially good on paper because I am passionate about all of them and can effectively describe my involvement with them. People who just sign up for college can’t do that.</p>
<p>strong list* (not stron let haha)</p>
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<p>Immanuel Kant would</p>
<p>On an slightly tangential note. I know that I am an “extremist” in this point of view but I believe that doing an activity/club solely for the purpose of looking good on a college app is tantamount to lying…</p>