<p>Does anyone know anything about it really. I've been reading about it on their website, and how to start one up in your school. I know we don't have a Key Club at my school, and I would love to be the one to create it here. </p>
<p>Would colleges really consider this a good thing? Like would it make me stand out, if even a little, from the other applicants. I feel that it'd give me an upper edge in the involvement with the community, volunteer work, community service, and leadership abilities since I would have started it at my school.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any personal information about it, if you are apart of a Key Club?</p>
<p>I am a co-founding officer and two year Activities Coordinator of my Key Club, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask me and I’ll answer them.</p>
<p>As for the whole ‘college app’ thing - it’s seriously overblown, lame idea, and it’s the last thing you should honestly consider. If you only want to do this for college apps, then back away, and do something else that is easier to BS. Why?</p>
<p>A lot of people in my junior year started up ELEVEN+ service clubs, but the only one that continued growing and thriving was my Key Club (the rest became inactive or didn’t have as much growth), because we had a strong team of committed officers that were a mixture of all under classes, who wanted to keep it living for several years in IHS. We wanted to do it because we personally had a love for Key Club, wanted to keep it alive, and the effort put in to keep it going requires an intense internal incentive, much more than what a ‘good spot on the college app’ can give you. Seriously, think about if you have a personal motivation other than ‘college apps.’</p>
<p>My main focus wasn’t on improving my college app. I knew it would come off bad if I put it in there, but maybe 10% of the reason I am wanting to do this is to boost my college app. </p>
<p>I love volunteering and doing service work, but unfortunately our school has no community service club, which I the reason why I would love to start up a Key Club here. </p>
<p>But trust me, I was not trying to make it sound like this was completely oriented toward my college app. </p>
<p>Do you think you could explain to me on how you started one up?
I’ve been reading through their website on how to start up a club, but it seems like you’d explain it better, as you actually started one. You can PM preferably.</p>
<p>Not to diss Key Club or anything (because I am part of Key Club)
Most of the time you are on your own for finding community service hours. The club at our school do things that Key Club and its parent clubs sponsor (which CAN be great activities, but they’re more centered around “fun”), but sometimes, we do odd jobs like bottle can collecting, paper crane folding. It’s a lot of work to run it, and sometimes it doesn’t feel like you’re really doing anything big. </p>
<p>It’s a lot of work to maintain a Key Club, especially when you’re starting from scratch. But I commend you for your initiative.</p>
<p>Thanks. I really am interested in starting one up though, only because I would love to be able to do community service along with my peers. I’ve done some in the past, but it’s only been one-two time things that are for a few hours, and then we’re done. </p>
<p>We have a lot of good kids in our school, so I’m hoping that we’d have a good number of people willing to join.</p>
<p>Right. It just occurred to you to come to a college admissions forum to post your question. That’s fine. I’m just waiting for the kid OUT of college to come here and ask how to start a community service club. Hasn’t happened yet.</p>
<p>I’ve been involved in several major community service projects, including two that I started on my own at school already, that donated all the proceed to a local shelter, and to a Cubs Care Charity. I’m sorry that I do have a desire to get into a good school, and will do nearly anything to increase my chances. Tell me someone who wouldn’t do anything they could to get them into a college they wanted to go to? I’m just as interested in giving back to the community as I am as to getting into a good school.</p>
<p>No need to be sorry about playing the paper chase - just be honest about it. It’s to a college’s best interest to care (or profess to care) about the extended community. It’s to your best interest to care (or profess to care) about what colleges care about. </p>
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<p>No, you’re not. You’re more interested in getting into a ‘good’ school. And that’s okay. </p>
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<p>Get serious. The country is littered with students who want to go to a certain school but can’t pull themselves away from their video games, Youtube or Facebook to make it happen.</p>
<p>As good as you think you may be at determining who I am and what I am about, you’re pretty wrong, to say the least.</p>
<p>First off, I have had an uncle and younger brother die of cancer, and have had fundraiser programs at my school, starting in the seventh grade, to help find a cure for the type of cancer it was. </p>
<p>Second off, I’ve been on several church mission trips to the poorer places of communities. All of which I had gone by choice, and chose to do so to help better the lives of less fortunate people. </p>
<p>Also, am I not allowed to want to give back to the community AND get into a good college? I have been attending fundraisers with my family since I was young, and grew up alongside family members who spoke strongly on doing work for the community. As unlikely as you may think it is for a person to actually care about the world, it’s possible, and you should learn to go more in depth and ask questions before you jump to conclusions.</p>
<p>Lastly, I’m talking about someone who is dedicated to get into a college that they would do anything to get into. I’m not the brightest student school wise, with a 3.6 GPA, but standardized test wise I am incredibly good at. In order to make up for the gap between my testing and GPA, I’ve spent nights and nights studying non-required material from text-books and non-official books that I got from the library. I’m doing everything I can in order to help better my chances. </p>
<p>And quit acting as if you know everything. You clearly have your own mindset and that’s perfectly fine. Just don’t invade my thread and start contradicting things that I’m pretty sure I KNOW are true, and you THINK are false.</p>
<p>Don’t worry, you’re doing a good enough job of contradicting yourself without my help. </p>
<p>I’m just glad I’m not a college admissions officer. I’d have to take a long shower after reading all the EC nonsense put on applications. How I would prioritize things (not that you asked):</p>
<p>Good: LOCAL area work for an established charity or organization/club. At least it’s sustainable. </p>
<p>Don’t care: Those that do things like mission trips to far off locations. Those that start clubs to show their ‘leadership’ ability as these flop when the leader leaves or the club gets replaced by another club doing the same thing so some other huckleberry can show his or her ‘leadership’ ability. </p>
<p>Torch and burn application: Those that have daddy set up their own charitable organization while mommy calls to get their precious child’s photo and article of the dire need for yet another charitable organization into the local paper.</p>
<p>Well I do have experience in Key Club but more specifically KIWIN’S. KIWIN’S is an exclusive club in the Cal-Nev-Ha Key Club district. I have been Sergeant-at-Arms, Vice President, and President. I’ve increased membership from 83 to 130 members, increased member participation, and increased the relationship with Kiwanis. I’ve also helped my candidate win District Governor for the 2010-2011 KIWIN’S year. Before you charter a club, make sure that 1) there isn’t a KIWIN’S/Key Club at or near your school, 2) that your sponsoring Kiwanis will sponsor you, and 3) that you’re really going to dedicate yourself to this. Also, contact the lieutenant governor that your school is under the jurisdiction of. Chartering isn’t a club isn’t easy. If you’re purely doing this so you can write something on your college application then don’t even bother. Key Club requires a TON of dedication. Yes college will look at it positively but in my experience it only helped a little. I still got rejected from the top 4 schools I wanted to go to. So I say do Key Club with a passion, but don’t make it your absolute priority. Your grades are still way more important.</p>
<p>If you have any questions you can always send me a PM.</p>
<p>Founding a club is not as big a deal as people on CC make it seem. There are probably thousands of Key Club all around the country, and hundreds of thousands of clubs that were founded by students. Going out and finding places to volunteer shows more initiative than starting a club for volunteering at your school.</p>
<p>It’s not a big of a deal but it can be. If the club does a LOT of projects and a lot of volunteering then it is a big deal, but simply charting a club means nothing.</p>