<p>I've come into a bit of a problem in creating a good college application, but before I can really get into that, I need to give some background.</p>
<p>I am a Junior in high school and as a Catholic to the public, but I don't believe in what the Catholic Church teaches any longer. In my earlier days in High School, I poured all of my energy into my church's youth group, and achieved high leadership positions within the leadership team. I poured so much energy into it that I didn't focus much on other extracurricular activities. I am also gay and want to come out now that I don't believe in what the Catholic Church teaches on the subject. This would lead to me getting kicked out of my youth group leadership position. </p>
<p>My question is would colleges look to see that I participated in my youth group during the first 3 years of high school, but discontinued during the last year? How much would they care about this, especially if I volunteer with a LGBT charity next summer and school year?</p>
<p>It’s not about the specific Catholic youth group - it’s about your on-going (I hope) commitment to youth education and leadership. You were in one organization (the Catholic youth group), until you decided that, give your sexual orientation and values, you wanted to pursue youth education and leadership in a different way. It’s like someone who was playing the piano for 10 years and then dropped it to do voice - it’s still music so the continuity and commitment and passion are still there, just with a different instrument. Or an athlete who changes sports - it’s still about athletics.</p>
<p>People confuse the name of the club, committee, organization, with the actual EC or passion. </p>
<p>And I agree with those who say this has the potential to be an interesting essay (if you can avoid the cliches, which this topic is also prone to.)</p>
<p>I like M’s Mom analogy. And IMHO, dropping out of one group and working in another area means you are a kid, and you grew in a different direction - life happens. My Son dropped wrestling after 2 years, to concentrate on baseballmy D dropped basketball after 2 years to concentrate on softball - and they both got into the school they wanted to. </p>