<p>I am a rising senior, and I am planning to found a Junior Statesmen of America club at my school this year.</p>
<p>On one of my other threads, someone mentioned that starting this club senior year would look bad to admissions officers. Is that true??</p>
<p>I was homeschooled my first two years of HS, and have only been at my current HS for one year. So it wasn't like I could have started this club anytime before senior year. And it is really a passion of mine, not just an admissions ploy.</p>
<p>Can anyone give me some input on this? Thanks...</p>
<p>Plenty of students legitimately get involved in new activities senior year. Heck, people get involved in new activities throughout their lives, not just their first couple of years of h.s.</p>
<p>So, it's not likely that starting a club senior year will hurt you. Similarly, it's not likely to help you either because it takes lots of time, effort and red tape to start clubs, and by the time the club is started and is accomplishing things, your college apps will probably already be in. </p>
<p>However, if it's truly a passion of yours, starting the club will still be a fulfilling activity for you and one that will give you expertise and experience that will help you in future endeavors.</p>
<p>Presumably, you'll also have some and other activities -- community ones, for instance -- that also reflect your passion about things connected with Junior Statesmen. Just because you were homeschooled for two years doesn't mean that colleges would expect that you'd have no ECs at all. After all, there were plenty of things you could have done outside of school to support your interests. For instance, you could be helping this summer with local election campaigns or even helping with the local campaign for the national presidential candidate of your choice.</p>
<p>Northstarmom, thanks for the input. I had many EC's during my time homeschooling. I just wasn't able to do JSA during that time.</p>
<p>Great. And since you like JSA, I hope you'll also pursue your interest in politics by helping out with a political campaign this summer. There are plenty of things that high school students can do to help including by helping register voters. Great way to learn about politics from the bottom up.</p>
<p>My school goes back in session August 4th, and I have a busy next few weeks mentoring freshman for highschool, practicing for a lead role in a play, and working. Do you have any ideas on how to become involved in a political campaign after school starts and summer ends for me? Thanks!</p>
<p>Contacting the political campaign of your choice would be a great first step.</p>