How much is to much for clubs?

Applying to College
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<p>I want to get involved in junior year of high school, I was looking into join clubs. I recently read that joining to much clubs is spreading yourself to thin for ivy league schools. I have a list of clubs I looking at, I need your advice of what clubs to take out or keep.</p>

<p>-Lacrosse Club (I love the sport but it's not available at my school so I co-founded the club and will become president of it next year.)</p>

<p>-Poker Club (I started it to show students that math can be fun when you apply it. In this case, used for probability and statistics.)</p>

<p>-FBLA, BPA, DECA (At my high school we don't have those clubs, so I was wondering if I should start one of them or all of them and become president of each one.)</p>

<p>-National business honor society (Start it at my school and become president)</p>

<p>-Beta Club (Become a member)</p>

<p>-Mu Alpha Theta (Become a member)</p>

<p>-World Quest (Become a member) </p>

<p>-Model UN (Become a member)</p>

<p>-Key Club (hold a position)</p>

<p>Also should I join the debate team?</p>

<p>So, which ones should I keep or discard??</p>

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<p>I personally would not join more then one club junior year. Junior year is brutal with APs/SATs/ACTs and it can be a major time commitment to be an active member. Join and stay in what you truly enjoy and also feel you can handle/enjoy and still keep your grades up. We can’t really suggest specific clubs because the quality of clubs greatly varies from school to school.</p>

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<p>It will be obvious to the Admissions people that you started/joined these clubs to pad your application. Find one or two you are passionate about and stick with those.</p>