<p>Hello, I'm a sophomore at Pennsylvania and hoping to get into Harvard some day. Besides solid academic background, I was wondering should I take any sports or music programs/clubs at school? I'm not good with either of them, but I was wondering if not taking any of them may lower my chance of getting into Harvard..or maybe that doesn't even matter? </p>
<p>Also, did anyone make it into Harvard without taking any sports or playing any instruments & joining music programs/clubs/orchestra, etc?</p>
<p>I'm in a Drama club and planning to contribute fully until graduation, but what should I do in that club in order to stand out? Any positions, like president/vice-president, or fundraiser events that I might need to do in Drama club?</p>
<p>Not every kid is good at sports or instrumental music. My daughter didn’t do either . . . but she did lots of theater in high school, and spent a summer at the American Academy Of Dramatic Arts in New York. Every lead or supporting role you are cast in is a leadership position – and it’s your opportunity to shine (literally and figuratively). Although Harvard does not offer a degree in theater, there is a very active theater community: [Harvard-Radcliffe</a> Dramatic Club](<a href=“http://www.hrdctheater.com/]Harvard-Radcliffe”>http://www.hrdctheater.com/)</p>
<p>binary: your type of question often arises on this site. Basically: help me assemble a checklist of “worthy” things to do in order to get noticed at top schools X, Y & Z.</p>
<p>Academic excellence is requisite. Then, it’s not a matter of what you do but who you are. Already, do you affect others around you? Already, are you excelling in peoples’ eyes? Already, do you hunger and strive for new challenges and initiatives? Are you in the handful of the most influential sophomores in your school?</p>
<p>Kids who end up getting into schools like H are on a trajectory for excellence and frankly, admittance to a top school is just a natural outcome.</p>
<p>So, does that mean that joining any sports or music will not affect the outcome of my college admission, but rather what I do & how I show my worth that will determine my admission, is that correct?</p>
<p>Frankly, if you’re asking if doing activity X or Y is important, that tells me you’re deficient in natural curiosity, I’m afraid. In two years, the people getting admits to selective schools are today, not doing things because of how people will view them or perceive them. Their natural inclinations will already be pushing them to authentic creativity and exploration – in a variety of areas. They aren’t asking others: “what makes me look interesting or influential?” They are out BEING interesting and influential.</p>