<p>As an avid gamer, I’m interested in multimedia design and I have been creating a multimedia video game based on a totalitarian universe in Feisengrad. It’s a video computer simulation based on the Feisengrad illustrations and baseball. Any advice Sally?</p>
<p>I solve Rubik’s Cubes at a tournament level</p>
<p>I am an avid reader. I read two books per week. I read hundreds of books throughout my high school years. Of course, that did not count for anything when it was time to apply to college.</p>
<p>Cool…</p>
<p>@Sally_Rubenstone:</p>
<p>Are you sure about listing books you have read? I have read every Agatha Christie book (in the summer of sixth grade) and many others… does this really count as an extracurricular? To me it is no more an EC than video gaming…</p>
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<p>Then, in your case, it may not be worth listing on a college application. </p>
<p>If you are passionate about an activity and feel that in some way it helps to reveal the real you, then you’d be wise to include it. For some students, reading 80+ works by a single author (especially one who isn’t as well known to the current generation as she was to mine) may be very important. For others, like you, it seems inconsequential. There are no “right” or “wrong” activities … those that “count” and those that don’t … the choices are very personal.</p>
<p>I remember asking some college admissions counselors if you should keep some kind of reading log of books that you have read in high school (d. was homeschooled) D’s would have been truly amazing—Homeschooled kids have a lot more reading time available to them–and I thought it would be kind of interesting to keep track—BUT I think 3 out of 3 people said it wasn’t of any interest which books she read. A typical week consisted of a rolling cartful of books—
I think she averaged 3-5 books per day-- As she’s going to regular school now I’m sure she’s had to cut down on her reading. She was blessed with a strong stomach and can read in cars, airplanes, etc. </p>
<p>It would have been interesting to quantify it —“has read one ton of books” or something along those lines. Her favorite books were reread—I think she read Eragon like 30 times. Oh well, too late now!</p>
<p>What about hitting tennis balls against a garage door to relieve stress, is that application worthy? It really makes me feel better and I like doing it.</p>
<p>Volunteer Firefighting
Baseball(I play on a college level summer league team)
Weightlifting/Exercising- 2-4 hours a day
Baseball Card Collector
Ebay Store
Sports Autograph Collector
Fantasy Football- I’ve been playing for 9 years and have 8 championships in a row in pay leagues.
I’ve read Wealth of Nations, I consider this an accomplishment! haha, and all of Mark Levin’s books
Actively follow politics
I rock
I also roll
Yellow belt in Muay Thai and Brazillian Jiujitsu
I’m a baseball stat expert (SABERMETRICS FTW!)</p>
<p>lol I have played Magic the Gathering since I was 6</p>
<p>I collect domain names.</p>
<p>that would probably work
it would be even better if you competed</p>
<p>my friend wrote his college essay about his rubiks cube</p>
<p>I am trying to watch every Miyazaki film and Akurasawa movie (30+).
They are both famous Japanese directors. You probably heard of them. 
I am also learning the piano songs for Miyazaki films.
I am teaching myself Japanese (learned the 2,042 kanji this previous summer).
I read Japanese history books (lol dork! :P)</p>
<p>Yes. This is what I do with my free time. ^_^</p>
<p>Making mice diorama (just kidding; that’s out of “Dinner for Shmucks.”)</p>
<p>–making fancy chocolates/truffles
–coming up with winning New Yorker captions for their weekly contest (she “won” twice when her caption had been duplicated by the winner)
–Great War Society member
–she runs a medical-surgical clinic in the wilds of Guatemala, 3-4 times, yearly–translating, calculating visual fields, scrubbing in on surgery, and fund-raises for them throughout the year
–stilt-walking
–did election protection</p>
<p>How about Left for Dead or World of Warcraft expertise!!</p>
<p>guest journalist for “The Choice” at NYT</p>
<p>ha ha only kidding :rolleyes:</p>
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<p>LOL! Yep, this thread has launched some controversy there. See [Does</a> ‘President, Lady Gaga Fan Club’ Belong on a College Application? - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/gaga/]Does”>Does 'President, Lady Gaga Fan Club' Belong on a College Application? - The New York Times) and then [The</a> Perils of Being Too Cute in Your Application - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/reider/]The”>The Perils of Being Too Cute in Your Application - The New York Times)</p>
<p>Wow! That’s kind of cool…</p>
<p>Looks like some of us can put “Being in the NY Times” on our apps </p>
<p>(For the record…jk!)</p>
<p>Do you guys think power lifting would interest any admission staffs? Not competitive, just recreational, although my lifting stats are very notable.
Also, I am listing wrestling captain as an extra curric, but should I also include my off season camps and clubs?</p>
<p>smoothie appreciation club, nuff said</p>