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<p>my sister's roommate was MISS TEEN OHIO (goes to a top 30 school)</p>
<p>showing popularity doesn't hurt your app...</p>
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in my hs we voted for a wierd kid for homecoming king as a joke</p>
<p>My school is too large (600 in my class) to plan something like that class wide.
Yeah, I never planned on putting it in an essay or as a leadership position, just as a plain EC and my probably my least effective EC. </p>
<p>Also, I played on a traveling roller hockey team that was 1st in California for our age, and also member of a few clubs (not an officer), should I put these down? The clubs are things such as National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.</p>
<p>Wow...I think the roller hockey team is pretty cool...If you have room, put them down. </p>
<p>Remember, when you do put them time, catagorize them- academic clubs, sport clubs, etc. Show depth.</p>
<p>Keep up the good work!!! ; )</p>
<p>just put it---if it doesn't help you, oh well...i doubt it will hurt your chances.</p>
<p>What do you mean "show debth"?</p>
<p>"in my hs we voted for a wierd kid for homecoming king as a joke"</p>
<p>At mine some kid named CHing Chong was voted homecoming? or prom idk, but anyway he has a weird name (as you can see) but I think he was nice.</p>
<p>Be sure and group activities like Sports- Team Captain-Football, Fundraiser, Roller Hocket Travelng Team
Academics- Honor Roll, Whatever</p>
<p>Group like things together under two or three categories, it shows commitement and depth, as opposed to a dozen things scattered all over</p>
<p>Where would Homecoming King fit it? Would it be this this:</p>
<p>Varsity Football, Wrestling, Volleyball and Roller Hockey, Traveling Hockey, Recreational Hockey, Senior Class President, President of California Scholastic Federation, President of Football Club (in charge of fundraisers), Treasurer of Critics of the Fine Arts, National Honor Society Member, Fellowship of Christian Athletes Member, WASC Student Accreditation Committee, Salinas Parks and Recreation Youth Committee, Winter Homecoming King (raised $2,600 for the American Cancer Society).</p>
<p>Put the athlectic stuff together- move Christian Atheletes Member, President of Football Club, (for instance) with other athletic stuff</p>
<p>Separate Outside of school stuff so it stand out- Salinas Parks and Rec</p>
<p>Winter Homecoming King with WASC Student Accreditation Committee</p>
<p>See, so all things athlectic are together, all things leadership related are together, outside school stuff is together- otherwise it looks like a laundry list with no cohesiveness. So playing sports is good, but you were also a leader there, it shows more depth in an area of interest</p>
<p>The homecoming king thing works with the other- NHSM, Class President</p>
<p>Yeah, I would categorize it as citygirlsmom put it.</p>
<p>Have you thought about putting together a resume? It's optional, but a lot of people do it. (Including me.)</p>
<p>wow this thread has gotten alot of responses.</p>
<p>second/third paragraphs: She also entered, at his suggestion, the Miss Teen New Jersey contest, not a typical activity for the budding scholar.</p>
<p>Not many top students can claim they are the Homecoming King. It's nothing "big" like a national merit scholar or whatever, but hey, its unique and it shows a side of your personality!</p>
<p>Whether or not you raised money for charity, put it on your application. It shows another side of your personality: that you are a popular person.</p>
<p>There's nothing wrong with being popular. </p>
<p>Being Homecoming King even could be a plus at places like Ivies. Of course, you'd be also expected to have excellent stats and some other, less fluffy ECs. Homecoming King by itself wouldn't get you into top colleges, but combined with some other things could make you stand out in the applicant pool in a very good way.</p>
<p>My suggestion is to list things like this so that you list the most important things first, and provide some brief explanations so adcoms understand how select some of the groups are:</p>
<p>President of California Scholastic Federation (I suggest listing this first because it seems it's a statewide office. You might want to say how many members there are, too), Senior Class President, Homecoming King (raised $2,600 for charity),WASC Student Accreditation Committee (I don't know what this is, but am assuming it's a regional appointment. If it is a regional appointment, you might even list it earlier.Make sure that spell out that acronym because the adcoms might not recognize it either. Also explain what it is such as "one of 5 students on a county-wide athletic commission") President of Football Club (in charge of fundraisers), Treasurer of Critics of the Fine Arts.</p>
<p>Varsity Football, Wrestling, Volleyball and Roller Hockey, Traveling Hockey, Recreational Hockey.</p>
<p>National Honor Society Member, Fellowship of Christian Athletes Member Salinas Parks and Recreation Youth Committee (if this has substantial responsibilities, you should list it in the first paragraph with an explanation of what you are responsible for). The other 2 things --NHS, Fellowship Christian athletes -- aren't that important because you're simply a member, so if you run out of space, it's OK not to include them.</p>
<p>The exceptions would be if you're applying to a college that gives scholarships to NHS members or if you're applying to colleges for which your commitment to Christianity may be important.</p>
<p>tlaktan, why did you ask if I have put together a resume? I have for a job I am applying for, but most of this stuff is not on it. Or do you mean kind of a college resume with my stats/etc?</p>
<p>Thanks everybody for your help, I have learned a lot about organizing the different EC's and I really appreciate it.</p>
<p>Ew, just reading on this forum, I have a feeling that people saying that it shouldn't be put in are just a little bit BITTER...about something of their own. I think it is awesome that you got voted King, and even more awesome is that you raised that money.</p>
<p>sweet, thanks Amber. i was beginning to think similar things, but I decided not to talk about it, heh.</p>
<p>Put it on there. Homecoming court and king are not something that you usually run for, so it will hopefully show up as saying, "I was a good enough leader/likeable person that my peers chose me out of the whole class without me even suggesting myself." This will stand out hopefully on an app (not a hook, but another good aspect of yourself) telling them that peers will choose you to be a leader even if you aren't allowed to show the initiative yourself. It is one thing to run for class president, where out of 100 kids/class at my school, 3 or 4 run. That narrows down the voters' options. On the other hand, homecoming court/king is something where you emerge out of a pool of your whole class, which is impressive.</p>
<p>But maybe I am biased, I was on homecoming court freshman year...</p>
<p>Its not fair to call people bitter because they disagree about the imporance and status of being homecoming king and highlighting it on a college application</p>
<p>IT IS A POPULARITY CONTEST....really and truely....</p>
<p>Yes, th OP raised money for a charity- how? by asking for it. In effect buying the title. Sure the money goes for a good cause, and that is noble. But it is really lightweight.</p>
<p>Okay, ready for flaming.</p>
<p>Why would people flame you for saying that? lol, this is a long thread for something so small on an application. Has anybody else put similar things on their application?</p>