Extracurricular Activities

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>I'm a junior right now and I'm thinking of doing early decision for Boston University. My grades are good. I get along with my teachers, so i have the recommendation letters covered. The only thing that's kind of scaring me is listing my extracurricular activities. I feel like I don't have enough. I'm not really good at sports, so I don't play any. My parents never signed me up for any music lessons, so the music lessons now are still not happening and not going to happen. I mostly volunteer, but I still feel like that isn't enough. How important are extracurricular activities? Do the admission people heavily weigh in these activities when looking at fan application? Can any of you guys tell me if I'm covered or I should put myself more out there before November comes around? If you guys do think I haven't done enough, can you give me a few ideas of what to do?</p>

<p>So far what I've done:
-Homework Help at the Library. (Did a whole semester of it, two times a week)
-Recreational Volunteering (parades, fairs)
-Crafts and Arts at the Library (I'm doing that now for two hours, two days a week)</p>

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<p>I personally think its about quality, not quantity. Colleges want to see that you’re working towards something you might study in the future and activities related to building leadership skills.
You need to look for opportunities yourself, like interns and leadership positions. Start looking through opportunities near you, even though they might not have positions for you, just ask!</p>