<p>I'm currently in Spanish club and marching band. This upcoming year, I'd like to create a club or two (still undecided) and possibly join another (undecided as well...).
Marching band is probably my biggest commitment, while Spanish club almost seems useless.</p>
<p>So, will 4 clubs be too much on my plate? Would it be worth it to possibly quit Spanish club, as it is doing nothing for me? Would creating two clubs be "unloyal" and too much of a commitment?</p>
<p>Thanks for your input!</p>
<p>Nope. Depends on the person and how demanding the EC is.</p>
<p>I’m on math team, cross county, indoor track, outdoor track, debate team, scholars bowl, science olympiad… well sort of on that one haha, and NHS. Its actually not that bad if you talk to all the coaches and sponsors to work out times. Although be prepared to miss out on some weekends and not get home until after 5 on alot of days</p>
<p>If you are thinking about this from a college application perspective, be sure to keep in mind that your grades and the rigor of your courses are really a lot more important than the quality or quantity of your activities outside the classroom. Whatever you do outside of class, be sure it doesn’t take away from your ability to take hard courses and get good grades.</p>
<p>Well said @niceday</p>
<p>But while emphasis IS still on grades, it is important that you have extracurriculars. I have a lot of things on my plate, and I still wish I joined more clubs.</p>
<p>I have enough to fill out EC grid of common application and in my school, it’s all about academics. aka. Asian school. but I need more compared to those of kids from “what are my chances thread” (most of them)</p>
<p>Too much is when you start not enjoying them anymore, or your ECs begin to hurt your grades.
I have a friend who for some reason thinks she has to seem “well-rounded”, so she does an EC in every category. Music, science, debate, journalism, art, volunteer, academic, etc. She ended hating most of them and being SUPER stressed out. So just don’t follow her path.</p>
At the moment, it doesn’t seem like too much in my opinion. However, I can’t judge how much time you have to dedicate to each club. Basically, don’t stress yourself out too many and start compromising your homework and study time for extracurriculars. Once your grades start dropping (and I’m crossing my fingers that you’ll know your limits before that happens) that’s when you know you’re in trouble. If you can schedule around the problem, I honestly don’t see why you can be in 4 extracurriculars.
@oatmealraisin this thread is over a year old.