<p>I currently participate in Varsity Speech and Debate at my high school, one of the top 0.5% debate schools in the nation. I devote around 7 hours on non tournament weeks and around 40 on tournaments- very time consuming but seemingly rewarding. Official UIL, TFA, and NFl sanctioned competitions.....</p>
<p>How do colleges view Speech and Debate as an extracurricular? What kind of boost does it give to a resume?</p>
<p>Keep in mind that is NOT the main reason i do speech and debate- I very much enjoy it with all my heart… :D</p>
<p>Very good. Especially for business and law degrees. Keep track of your awards as you go as you may need lists or a summary of them. Good ob.</p>
<p>It’s your dedication and accomplishment that will stand out, not the nature of the EC itself. It doesn’t matter that it’s Speech and Debate specifically.</p>
<p>even with the outstanding extracurricular, Standard test will still be important</p>
<p>^ Sat’s are a joke.</p>
<p>@wc aren’t you an 8th grader??</p>
<p>@wcao boy sit down</p>
<p>That sounds pretty good. Make sure you show colleges that you really are dedicated and passionate about this 'cause they like to see kids with interests, not just kids who join clubs to pad their applications.</p>
<p>*SATs.</p>
<p>This one admissions counselor from Dartmouth came and spoke at a conference I attended for an organization and said that standardized tests can only keep you “out of the door” (of acceptance), and I think that rings true and makes sense. Bad test scores can keep you from being considered, but can’t get you accepted. Once you’re in the door, it doesn’t matter if she got a 2300 and you scored a 2400 on the SATs, your acceptance depends on essays/course rigor/recs/etc. That being said, yes, SATs aren’t the most important things, but they aren’t complete jokes, either.</p>
<p>In response to the OP, it seems that you’re really passionate about speech and debate, which is what admissions counselors probably want to see. You can’t really “rank” ecs; what I’m trying to get across is that being president of key club and being really committed to that organization is a lot better than being a member of a prestigious science Olympiad team and not being an “impact player”. I’m sure your enthusiasm and commitment will come across if you write about it in an essay! (:</p>