<p>I'm a senior girl scout who just finished the Silver Award and is getting the Gold Award. </p>
<p>I notice that very few girls are in scouts. Besides it sounding dorky or whatever, is this because GS is not very good for getting into college?</p>
<p>I am not into the liberal ideas promoted by Girl Scouts (pro-abortion, pro-lesbian ideology). That is why I am not a GS.</p>
<p>Hmm, you're right kollegkid. Even though I am a GS, I don't agree with quite a few things they state.</p>
<p>My daughter is a rising senior, is still a registered scout, and has been since age 5. I believe it gets increasingly hard to chouse time spent with scouting over time spent on other things. It was never about college, but she will sure mention it. Sticking with something is a plus, and so are some of the opportunities and community service hours. She got her silver last year, but is not doing much about the gold. The gold definitely gets a few points in some schools.</p>
<p>My knowledge of the girls scouts is limited, but I understand the gold award requires a high level of commitment and work. I think that passion is what is really important. I think being an Eagle Scout greatly improved my applications, but in my mind the essay about the outdoors I had come to love had the greatest impact.</p>
<p>I do not think it is un-useful. In fact, the general consensus is that the Gold Award is highly valuable for that very reason: very few people stick to girl scouts, and present enough dedication, to earn it.</p>
<p>While it may not be quite as beneficial as becoming an Eagle Scout, I think this is primarily due to the fact that Eagle Scout is much more of a household term, and everyone is aware of its prestige. Fewer people are aware of the Gold Award, but I would imagine that most college admissions people would be, and would think of it highly.</p>
<p>(Just for info, I was only a girl scout in elementary school, but I have a friend who recently earned her gold award, which is where I first heard about it. Her ideal college was one she could have gotten into easily without it, so I have no way of determining whether it was beneficial in her particular case.)</p>
<p>im not really into the whole scouts idea, it seems kind of like eventually you outgrow it</p>