In the summer of 9th grade, I went on an educational trip to Germany with the school (the foreign language in our school is German). I was wondering if i should write this on my common app in activities. On one hand, it was a great educational expiration where we learned about the culture and language but on the other hand, I’m afraid that it may make me sound bad as there was no application or requirements- just that we were studying German and someone paid. Thanks for any advice!
No,I wouldn’t bother listing the trip. It was a one time visit, not an ongoing activity which required commitment and involvement.
I think something like this is fine to list IF it is part of a bigger EC or academic interest. For example, if this trip opened the door to an ongoing interest in German language and culture, and if other ECs related to this interest. But it sounds like it was a one time visit with no effort involved, in which case I would agree with @dyu12345.