<p>I've traveled to A LOT of countries around the world, but mostly it was just on family vacations. I was wondering if traveling a lot can help make you seem "worldly" for college admissions, and therefore be a benefit?</p>
<p>No. It’s just likely to make you seem like you’re affluent and privileged. Far more impressive would be to have worked some kind of ordinary job to have helped support your family.</p>
<p>"if traveling a lot can help make you seem ‘worldly’ for college admissions, and therefore be a benefit? "</p>
<p>The real question is DID IT make you worldly and wise? You’ve had some wonderful experiences because you’re blessed w/a family who could afford in time and money for some great travel. That’s great – but nothing to be congratulated for. </p>
<p>What did it do for you? If not much – then it will show and will therefore be of no benefit to you when your file is read.</p>
<p>Hopefully you’ve been enriched as a person. The fact that you’ve been lucky to do something maybe 1% of humans do – that won’t be any particular hook.</p>