<p>i have next to no extra curriculars. </p>
<p>aside from sports and clubs, what counts as an extra curricular activity? that might be a stupid question but.. please help if you can.</p>
<p>also, what kind of community service do you find most enjoyable?</p>
<p>I have little ECS especially last year... i mean i did Horseback and Piano and singing last year but thats all..this year i did A lot OF student Council i mean i was a big member...And i did some Yearbook...and other things...and next year im really cracking down...MY BIggest thing next year for CS will be dog shelter and i got a really good idea from my Principal and im actually going to visit it with my sign language club(a new club this semester done by my principal i thought it would help) Im going to the Hellen Kellar National Center...Im on a list to get training this summer...and I will start in the fall....i get to interact and hang out w/ the hearing and visionally impaired(i mean people who cannot see/hear)</p>
<p>wow that sounds fun, im not sure there's anything around here like that that i could do.</p>
<p>im thinking about volunteering at a nursing home or something with the elderly, but i dont know what they would have me do?</p>
<p>If you have no extracurricular activities, that may mean that the conventional sports-and-clubs sort of thing doesn't particularly interest you. (After all, if you actually liked it, you would already be doing it.)</p>
<p>How about a part-time job? In the eyes of colleges, it counts as an extracurricular. And you earn a little money, too.</p>
<p>Extracurricular activity is anything you do outside of classes. It doesn't have to be officially related to the school or even organized. What is it you like to do?</p>
<p>You can find a job or an unpaid internship. Perhaps volunteer in something related to the field you are interested in pursuing. Help out at the library. Work in the local community theatre. Take a distance course or self-study a subject you find interesting. Get involved in a political campaign or a public interest group. Work on an archaeological dig.</p>
<p>If you want to work with the elderly, call around and see what's available and what needs to be done -- helping in a nursing home, hospital, or hospice, delivering meals on wheels, taking folks to doctor's appointments, doing yardwork, housework, or errands, etc. </p>
<p>In other words, figure out what you are interested in and find a way to spend some time doing it, or at least around it. Don't view this as another ticket that needs to be punched on the way to college -- find something that you would like to do even if colleges didn't ask.</p>
<p>I basically slumped off last year..
cruddy grades..
cruddy ecs...
This year:
average grades...
average ecs...
U see the point and what im heading for next year...</p>