<p>I'm a junior in high school and haven't joined any clubs yet, but i am going to join some this year. What i have up to now is:</p>
<p>VP of P.A.V.A. (out of school community service organization)
5 Years of piano
2 years of Track and field
2 years of cross country
Volunteer at a hospital
Will join Red Cross Club at school
Will join Model UN Club
Will join CSF
Try out for NHS</p>
<p>I know this is not sufficient, and isn't too good, but do you guys have any other ideas of what I should do? I'm aiming mostly for the UC's</p>
<p>Joining a bunch of clubs junior year for colleges isn't going to do anything, they see right through that. Instead get more involved/go the extra mile with what you are already involved in. Unless of course you are interested in all these clubs for reasons other than college...</p>
<p>what do you mean by "get more involved/ go the extra mile"? any ideas? haha i think im getting more involved because i havent done anything my highschool life till right now D: ...</p>
<p>phade is right--Joining a lot of clubs junior year will probably be seen as an attempt to boost up your ECs. Show commitment by working even harder in the ECs you've done for 2+ years now. That isn't to say that you shouldn't join these clubs--if you truly are interested in these clubs, join them! But make sure you make a strong commitment to the ones you do.</p>
<p>You said you are in track and field and cross country (or does 2 years mean you quit for some reason?) so become a captain or win lots of stuff. With the piano join the school music program or start doing recitals. You should know better than I how to get more involved with your extracurricular... they are your extracurricular after all.</p>
<p>join MUN, stay in it and really work hard in there, that's a really good EC, especially if you get the awards and go to conventions in NY/ Berkeley, etc.</p>
<p>drop NHS, it's useless</p>
<p>pick one, Red Cross Club or hospital volunteer, I would say hospital because colleges don't really care about clubs unless you're an officer or something like that.</p>
<p>CSF is a maybe. If you can juggle your time wisely then go for it.</p>
<p>For piano, try doing something useful with it, like incorporating it into other activities (school music program? choir accompanist?)</p>
<p>As for NHS, I think it really depends. Our NHS is decently selective, and mainly offered only in junior year, so for us, joining it in junior isn't a bad thing. Plus, you can get an officer position in senior year. Even if you don't, try to do a lot within that club. But then again, NHS at every school differs so ..CSF is alright too, but I feel like it's practically the same as NHS, so your pick.</p>
<p>No, no, no ... don't listen to above posters.</p>
<p>A Brown admission officer told me it is even okay to join senior year. Will it be seen as a last minute attempt? I asked. Yes, better late than never, she said. </p>
<p>I think it is very possible that you do not discover a passion until junior year. It is not too late at all. Think to the contrary: what would colleges think if you didn't even give it a try?</p>
<p>yeah Phade i know that's completely true, but the thing is... i quit cross country / track and field because i get completely knocked out after school after running 8 miles, then when i stay up till 2 finishing my hw i suck real bad during practice the next day. Also i quit piano because i get no rides to the piano place because i dont live with my parents and my guardian hates giving me rides anywhere. also, i don't have my own piano due to financial reasons so i lost interest...</p>
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No, no, no ... don't listen to above posters.</p>
<p>A Brown admission officer told me it is even okay to join senior year. Will it be seen as a last minute attempt? I asked. Yes, better late than never, she said.</p>
<p>I think it is very possible that you do not discover a passion until junior year. It is not too late at all. Think to the contrary: what would colleges think if you didn't even give it a try?
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I'm with this. It's only logical that you might not find interest until junior year; and 2 years of involvement isn't a short time. Every resume I've seen so far had at least some activities going on starting junior, or even senior year.</p>
<p>Unless you've done literally nothing until junior year then started to do everything, that seems random. Otherwise...go for it.</p>