<p>Hi, I'm currently a junior, but I'm a little confused about how these two are differentiated on apps. What exactly is the difference between outside EC's and volunteering? Or are all outside EC's = volunteering?</p>
<p>My examples:
Lab internship (10-12)
Creative and grant writing for the local Marsh (10-12)</p>
<p>Edit: Also, sports are EC's, right?</p>
<p>I'm not paid for either of these. I previously thought that they would count as extracurriculars. Are they actually volunteering?</p>
<p>Technically, extra curricular activities are anything you do outside of school. This would include sports AND volunteering.</p>
<p>However it looks like the forms you are dealing with give you the option of separating them. Writing for the local Marsh (I take it this is a nature center?) would classify as volunteer activity. If there isn’t a separate place to record the internship, you could consider it a job (if it’s paid), a volunteer activity (if it’s unpaid), or an extra curricular activity. Activities directly sponsored by your school such as a sport or HS drama production or science club would classify as an EC.</p>
<p>Don’t stress so much about getting these things into the “right” category. Just get them in somewhere.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>^Thanks.</p>
<p>Could writing for the marsh also count as an extracurricular? It’s one of my main EC’s.</p>
<p>I’m assuming we should only list activities once (i.e, no doubling an activity in both the EC’s and volunteering sections).</p>
<p>bump 10char</p>