<p>So I've heard time and time again that colleges dislike clubbers or resume-builders or whatever you want to call them.
It also seems like if a person has many different activities, then she is labeled as a clubber.</p>
<p>I'm a freshman in HS, but this is what I think what's going to happen by the time I apply to college with my extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Volleyball, basketball, lacrosse [hopefully I'll be on the varsity teams for these sports], drawing & painting (classes for 10+ years, break in the middle for 1 1/2 years), piano (classes for 9 years, ABRSM certifications), guitar (classes for 3 years, playing for 2-3 since then), Waksman (molecular biology) Club, Radio Club, Model UN, French Club, Red Cross Club, National Honor Society, personal research projects, possibly an opinions blog</p>
<p>I'll be running for Student Council and auditioning for school plays too.
And if I can develop my singing abilities enough to go against the choir policy, I'll be in an a capella group for the last years of high school.</p>
<p>All of the clubs would most likely be for all four years of high school. Except for NHS, because I don't think you can be in it that early.</p>
<p>The volunteer stuff would be Special Olympics, retirement home, teaching little kids at church, hospital volunteering, etc. I'll work as a summer camp counselor, most likely, and take a political and/or entertainment-business internship. I may campaign for a candidate.</p>
<p>A novel is in the works. I'm hoping to publish by the time I'm 16.</p>
<p>And, in case it matters, I'm interested in majoring in Economics, History, Political Science, some English thing, or other things like that. I do not want to be a doctor or scientist; I'm in Waksman for the research and analytical thinking (which I enjoy and plan to incorporate in my future career), and I'm in Red Cross and hospital work because I like to help people.</p>
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<p>*I AM NOT A RESUME-BUILDER.
I do not do these things for college. [I actually get angry at people that do things just for college.] I do them because I like them. And because I want to take advantage of every incredibly unique opportunity I have while I'm still in high school and don't have to focus on a major and whatnot. I also do believe that it's important to be well-rounded--not for college's sake, but just for anything in general.
Plus, I love learning new things, and I always want to try different stuff. (I hardly ever give up my interests, though. So I don't have commitment issues.)</p>
<p>*I PROBABLY WILL HAVE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS.
I'm an extrovert and I'm fine with public speaking. I do work hard to make everything I do of high quality, I like to help other people out, I am relatively organized, I learn quickly so I know how to run things, etc. So no, I am not going to be that person who attends meetings but never advances or contributes much to a club.</p>
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<p>I am an excellent student and I have great writing abilities. (You may think otherwise because of how rushed this post was ;] ) So, since the other important aspect of me would be my hobbies and activities...</p>
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<li>Does this sound like resume-building?</li>
<li>If it does sound like resume-building, how do I convey that it's not?</li>
<li>Is it okay that there is no giant theme for my extracurriculars? [i.e. You're not looking at this and saying, "Oh, she's definitely planning to be a <strong>(job)</strong> in the future."]</li>
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<p>Thanks a million! :)</p>