Major and extracurriculars?

Applying to College
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<p>Is it okay if my extracurriculars have nothing to do with my intended major? My main commitment is to my high school's journalism program, but I don't think I'll go into journalism as a career -- I'll definitely apply to be on the staff of my college paper, but I don't think I want to do it as a job. I'm not really sure what I want to go into, but one possible option may be psychology. </p>

<p>(I'm a rising junior, if that matters.)</p>

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<p>Even though a lot of poorly informed but well-meaning seventeen-year-olds on College Confidential will tell you otherwise, yes, it’s fine.</p>

<p>Think about it. How many people on the varisty basketball team are going to play basketball in college, let alone play in the NBA?</p>