Hey guys, i have a question i want to know how much are Extracurriculum activities important for college ? what if i have no Extracurriculum activities and i can explain why i don’t have i mean i have arguments why i don’t have ? does lack of Extracurriculum activities hurt my admission process ?
Very important.
If you have none, then get some. Think of something you liked, done for a significant amount of time without even realizing it, something you have been interested.
Or just learn something new, do something new. Maybe biking, hiking, volunteering at Red Cross, campaigning for Hillary, god knows.
Just don’t do it for college’s sake though; that rope is short.
Can you explain more about learning something new ?
@BeCambridge Can you explain more about learning something new ?
Actually most colleges just use grades and test scores, the vast majority of local regional types of colleges that most students in the country attend. But not the types of colleges that are most discussed on College Confidential. When a college is more selective it may be looking for leaders, for people who enrich the vibrancy of life at the college etc.
So you are saying you just watch TV/play WOW with all your spare time or you babysit siblings, care for a sick parent, have to work or are too ill to do anything outside of study and sleep? No one wants an argument, just an understanding of what sort of commitments or circumstances you have. Extracurricular reveal your passions and interests, how much you contribute to richness of life around you etc. It isn’t just about joining a club at school. Some people do citizen science or write short stories, keep a bug collection, or teach themselves how to code apps from online resources.
Over 90% of the schools in the US admit purely based on stats. Only the holistic schools and the more selective ones factor in EC’s when it comes in terms of admissions.
If OP has good scores but no EC’s, then schools like the Ivies will be extremely difficult to get into while a state or regional school might be a lock.
@BrownParent Hey there, i didn’t say i’m sitting all the day watching tv and not doing anything my my school never participated any groups or something like that i have been doing some jobs and i still doing one with my brothers ,i have been the president of my class for two years i was the responsible of my class text book for a year ? i have been doing commerce helping my brothers for three years now ? does all that count as an extra curriculum activities ? i played for my soccer class team, i have been doing a various sports at school as we are obliged to ,and i ranked the second one on speed running ?does all that count as an extra curriculum activities ? can i do other extra curriculum activities online ? if yes ,where can i find some ? does speaking more than one language a positive side ?
“extracurricular”
It’s an adjective in English.
Merriam Webster defines it as;
" : not falling within the scope of a regular curriculum; specifically : of or relating to officially or semiofficially approved and usually organized student activities (as athletics) connected with school and usually carrying no academic credit "
Extracurriculars:
Job 1 9th-10th grade - Cashier, Stock person.
Job 2 11th-12th crade
Class President 10th-11th Grade
Class Book Officer 10th Grade - Responsible for handing out and collecting books for entire grade
Soccer Team
Running - 2nd Place (if this is after school, not during school)
English - self taught
yes, these are all extracurriculars. You would want to mention what you did in your jobs and other activities.
Of course theyre important, but they aren’t the end all be all of college admissions. If you have a reasonable explanation as to why you have none at all, it would probably be wise to mention it. However, I doubt you have absolutely none. Almost everything you do from the moment you get home from school until the moment you go to bed could be an extracurricular activity.
Despite what @BeCambridge and @AmbiD77 say, re-read post #5. @rdeng2614 says may be the most important thing you derive from this thread.
@T26E4 I agree with this. After all, Ivy League is just one way through life.
I suggest the OP (and everyone else) reads this article at WashPost. Getting rejected (or accepted) is part of life, and one will hopefully not die as a result: [Forget Harvard and Stanford. It really doesn’t matter where you go to college](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/03/16/forget-harvard-and-stanford-it-really-doesnt-matter-where-you-go-to-college/)