Questions about clubs and sports, and also community service

Applying to College
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<p>Hi.</p>

<p>I was new to the area, having moved here the august before 9th grade. I am now in 10th grade.</p>

<p>I didn't have friends and I didn't know what I was doing. 9th grade, I took no clubs. I joined the track team and that was all, I didn't make the basketball team because I couldn't work with the players since I didn't know them.</p>

<p>I am now in 10th grade, and not in any clubs again. But now that I am more at terms with this school and area, I want to join some.</p>

<p>If I joined a club now, in November, would it be 'honorable' to place that as 'having attended a club as a 10th grader' if I stayed in that club until the end of the year?</p>

<p>Also, I did a LOT of community service work as a 7th and 8th grader. I realize these are things not ni high school, but I did do a lot of work that I value myself.</p>

<p>I did work in a hospital, 2 hours on saturdays and sundays. I would help (elderly) people and listen to their stories as they sat in hospital beds, they often were REALLY interesting and I loved going. since I moved I couldn't go anymore, I'm going to try to do it at the hospital in this area.</p>

<p>Also, I did a community service trip, that was a long time ago, 8th grade, in India. It was 2 weeks and we helped rebuild a small school.</p>

<p>Both these things are things my high school has NO knowledge of. </p>

<p>Would it be possible, and if so, honorable in terms of a listing sense in my transcript, to mention these?</p>

<p>thank you very much I'm just a stressing student in need of help</p>

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<p>You’re in tenth grade. Live a little, and you can write that on your applications when you need them. In two years.</p>

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<p>On a college application, you can highlight anything about yourself that you feel is important and represents you academically and personally. If these community service experiences were valuable to you, I would list them, but I would also continue to pursue other opportunities to volunteer, and list those as well, to help you enhance your focus on community service.</p>

<p>If you join that club in November, and are an active member throughout the year, you can absolutely list it. I played baseball in high school, which started towards the end of winter and continued on through the spring. So even if I didn’t play in the fall because it wasn’t offered, I still didn’t play in the fall…do you see my point? Colleges just want to see that you’re active within your areas of interest.</p>

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<p>Virtually the only colleges that factor community service and clubs into admission are the tippy top colleges – places like Harvard and Amherst. At most, the other colleges use such things for merit aid consideration.</p>

<p>To enrich your life, get involved in activities that interest you, and stop stressing about college.</p>

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<p>thanks guys I’ll keep all your feedback in mind!! :)</p>