Last summer, I took a class through CTY on finance and this summer I participated in the CTY Civic Leadership Institute. After months of researching and looking into the world of business, finance, and financial literacy, I have realized how I can combine these things into something that can impact my school and my religious community. I have been thinking of creating a class/ organization at my temple for teens and adults on financial literacy and investing, as well as an investment club where we learn about the stock market through simulations, games, and other activities. Is doing this considered a passion? I really want to do this not even for the sake of college, but its potential impact on my extracurricular portfolio is something I’ve been thinking about.
Those sound like wonderful classes to create and would be helpful to teens and adults. Your passion will be demonstrated over time by your continued involvement in the programs you created.
I think it’s a great thing to do. I’m not sure it shows “passion”, but at the very least it will demonstrate interest and competency in your future major.
Being inspired by a course you took to take action is exactly what colleges want to see!
I absolutely would consider this a passion, a passion to share the knowledge you garnered in your CTY class with other audiences. The financial literacy piece seems especially good and potentially very valuable to young people.
Thinking ahead, some colleges and universities have VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) programs, where students interested in finance help lower income people who are struggling with their tax forms. If you have to answer “Why College X?” type of question on your application and they have such a program, you could speak about how you would enjoy this type of work. It’s a great way for colleges to give back to the community.
And I love that you are a CTY alum! My daughter is a CTY person as well.