<p>I have so many ECs and hold a position in all but one club that I am in.
I love each and every one of them. Each club is filled with such a huge variety of people .
Yeah, is it sad that I joined because I thought it would be nice to pad my resum</p>
<p>I started in Scouting in 1st grade. I have been staffing for leadership camps, cub camps, national jamboree, made eagle scout, stayed involved, and a couple other things. I think it was for fun, since it was. I joined Theatre Crew and Alpine skiing freshman year because my friend was. Never looked back. It was awesomely fun.</p>
<p>Then I got on CC Junior year and realized that these made great EC’s. It felt good.</p>
<p>I started in Scouting in 1st grade. I have been staffing for leadership camps, cub camps, national jamboree, made eagle scout, stayed involved, and a couple other things. I think it was for fun, since it was. I joined Theatre Crew and Alpine skiing freshman year because my friend was. Never looked back. It was awesomely fun.</p>
<p>Then I got on CC Junior year and realized that these made great EC’s. It felt good.</p>
<p>I joined tennis in order to get back into the sport.
I joined debate in order to unleesh my argumentative side.
I joined running in order to become fitter and get up early.
I joined editorial in order to have my writing routinely published.
I joined enterprise in order to learn more about local companies.
Okay this will go on for a while… to cut the story short, I joined all my extracurriculars for random “minor” reasons (I just felt like joining, and if I don’t join anything, I end up just being a lazy bum).
I’m going to get accepted to college, not someone else (aka the character I put on).
So I’m just going with my own thoughts, listening to others opinions, but in the end, doing what I feel is right for me. Cliche? Perhaps.</p>
<p>Same here - I am in clubs that I am genuinely interested in. I joined as a freshman because of my interest, and it’s only hit me these past few years that so many people at my school do things just for college. It’s frustrating to try and make progress as a club when many people are motivated by other factors. If one joined a club for college, shouldn’t he/she at least participate somewhat?</p>
<p>Interest. Most of my extracurriculars are music related because I’m screened music at my school but I take part in them partly because I’m required to and partly because I like them. Besides there really time consuming so I hardly have time to take part in other things just so that I can put them on college apps…</p>
<p>Personally, in my freshmen year, I kind of just was lost with the whole high school club things, and by the time I sorted out what I wanted to do, it was quite late in the year.
But, I joined two clubs, Key Club because I enjoy doing volunteer work and lending a helping hand, and this art and writing club at my school. I am now vice president of the art and writing club and running for president of Key Club for my senior year.</p>
<p>So they are all things I was interested in, but they became pretty important parts of my application, come senior year.</p>
<p>For community services, I have to admit that I’m doing them mostly to look good on my resume.</p>
<p>For leading my rockband, being a treasurer, and tutoring students…well… solely dedicated to my interest.</p>
<p>Out of interest. I wouldn’t have joined Anime Club in high school if I wasn’t interested in it, lol.</p>
<p>I join clubs for college.
I start clubs for interest.</p>
<p>Generally, interest. I don’t think you’re going to impress colleges simply by joining your school’s Spanish Club, or even being “president,” as these clubs are often non-legit. It’s the things that demonstrate true dedication/talent, and not just sitting around at weekly meetings, that will impress college AdComs.</p>
<p>I pretty much only join activities because of interest, and if I try something and don’t like it I’ll almost always drop it (for example, I tried debate this year but didn’t enjoy it so I stopped going). I pretty much just don’t have the motivation to go to weekly meetings of something if I have no interest in it.</p>
<p>Everyone on here is so like good.
I do it for college, or if they have fun trips and stuff.
Like I do Key Club cause we go to an amusement park, then I kinda just ignored it.
I joined FBLA, but have been to one meeting.
Hahaha.
Next year, I wanna do DECA, cause they do EVERYTHING. Trip like once a month.</p>
<p>3/5 interest, 2/5 college</p>
<p>There really aren’t any clubs that interests me in school apart from Debate (and that is a class), so I only join them for college.</p>
<p>However, I try not to be a butthole and actually do a lot in them.</p>
<p>I joined for the competition. Also, I like to see my talent put to good use instead of me just programming random programs that no one will ever use. Robotics can be frustrating at time especially if politics get in the way.</p>
<p>I joined FBLA only to realize that our schools FBLA is all BS.
Only kids in business classes get to make presentations and all I got to do was take some Finance tests and then didn’t get the results back.</p>
<p>I did however join spanish club out of interest.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if I want to take Spanish IV (For some reason really hard for me), but I am running for president for next year.</p>
<p>I’ve been involved with the school newspaper since sophomore year. Haven’t done anything else, as nothing has interested me really. In college, I’m looking to join a few clubs that match my interests. I’d rather have my colleges consider that I was really interested in one thing rather than joining a few clubs simply for college.</p>
<p>75% interest 25% college. It doesn’t help that what I like looks good on college apps ;)</p>
<p>The clubs at my school don’t last very long.
I joined the Gay Rights club in my freshman year and I’m surprised it’s still running.
All the other clubs I’ve tried to join have failed.
But I didn’t join that club for college.</p>