<p>I indulge myself in the violin, mandolin, soccer, basketball, triathlons, french, animal rights, and community service for various organizations... do colleges look down on this? if so, what would you suggest doing to become more appealing to colleges (that is, without changing my ex currics... like maybe emphasizing a few in my essay, or finding a commonality, though I'm not quite sure if there is one)?</p>
<p>I think it's really great to have that wide of a variety.</p>
<p>I am also into quite a few activities... I chose to focus on my top two, my environmental activism and piano. I put all of my activities on my resume, but I really went in depth and showed off my passion for just a select few.</p>
<p>no, but make sure you focus especially on the one's which you feel especially passionately about, and don't just join a bunch of random clubs for your college app. This way, you can express this passion in your essay, and that'll be even more of a plus.</p>
<p>Yeah, a wide variety is good so long as every activity means something to you, and maybe two or three are your favorites/the most meaningful.</p>
<p>And so long as you aren't doing activities just to be able to put it on your app.</p>
<p>Oh, colleges will notice whether or not you're really into those actitivities or are just doing them to get more on your application.</p>
<p>I think it can be bad b/c some people admissions people may think you're just doing them to show off to colleges. So you may want to go into depth with those that you are passionate about like one of the others said. </p>
<p>It would probably be better to do 4 or 5 that you're really passionate about. But hey, I'm not a college admissions officer.</p>