<p>As the college application deadline gets closer and closer, the inevitable "What did you do over the summer?" question looms in my mind. Since I have an interest in math, finance, and computer science, I tried to find something to do over the summer to satisfy my curiosity in these fields. I cold-called about 20 hedge funds, trying to get an internship shadowing a quantitative analyst. I finally got an acceptance, only to get rejected a week later after the fund decided it couldn't give an internship to a high-school student. Dejected and disillusioned, I spent the first couple of weeks of my summer completely ignoring math and finance, studying physics for a possible go at an Intel project. After I realized that I lacked the necessary passion for physics to complete a project, I went back to math, finance, and computer science. Using my knowledge of finance, multivariable calculus, and website coding, I created a business around a website that uses an option-pricing system I designed to price ticket options for sports events. I've already received 100k in venture capital to launch the business and I've spent the whole summer working on the math, economics, and coding behind the site. If I include a copy of the business plan in my application will colleges see this as a major extracurricular? Thanks in advance for any responses.</p>
<p>This should count as an extracurricular. It will not be as important unless you are applying to a business program.</p>
<p>Yes, they will see it as an extracurricular. ECs are not just clubs. What you’ve done falls under the very definition of an extra curricular activity.</p>
<p>EDIT: ^to above, as for not being important- a high school student starting a business is not something to be taken lightly, and the activity is certainly is not only applicable to a business program.</p>