Extra Curriculars

ASB Treasurer 4 years leadersip

3 years basketball (stopped because of knee)

400+ hours volunteering at thelibrary (2 years) and hopsital 2( years)

HOSA two years its like a medical career club

Youth Council 1 year its like a citys board of goverment but made up of teens and we interact with our cities government but i dont know if one year looks bad

Are these good, okay, average?

I didnt count csf and nhs and stuff like that because I dont value that.

I regret not joining key club and maybe tennis

What college? And if you want more details you should post a thread in the "chance me’ forum

@CoolestAsian UC’smostly

Those ECs are not going to hurt you, but they also won’t wow the best schools.

As for only having one year in your youth council, and wondering if it looks bad.

Based on your other comment that you " didnt count csf and nhs and stuff like that because I dont value that.", this together implies that you valued your youth council experience. If that is the case, you valued all of the EC’s you did list, then don’t ever let anyone tell you something you valued is bad.

Top schools don’t care about how something you valued “looks”, especially when the applicant makes it clear that the activity was important to them.

They understand that in high school, many kids are still learning, and will try out different activities to find out what they like.

If you had other activities, or weren’t ready for another EC in the earlier years, it’s perfectly fine. Maybe there was a different faculty advisor in the earlier years, who you simply didn’t “click” with. They aren’t looking for explanations on every club/activity, because quite frankly, they don’t have enough time nor do they really care that much.

That being said, what did you get from the EC? In some top schools, where you get an opportunity for an interview, you can use an interview to talk about one or more of your EC’s. You might consider explaining why you wish you had done that activity earlier.

There are lots of kids who may spend countless hours on practice for musical instruments, or sports, but choose to expand on an EC (in their essay) that means more to them at the time they are preparing the application. The schools don’t look at the list of EC’s and ask why the applicant did not write about one EC over another.

You’re overthinking it if you think the schools look at your EC’s to wonder if you’re adding an activity to “pad” your application.

Many kids can’t qualify for something like Youth Council earlier. One year is fine. But, is this promoted and facilitated through your high school or something you reached out to independently?

They invite high school students to events but its run through the city government not schools