<p>Hey guys. Most of my ec's are from being active in my church youth group, along with a few clubs in school. the clubs/ec's i'm doing as of right now are key club and FIRST robotics.
however, my ec's from church are:
-vacation bible study camp (5days, crew leader)
-leadership team
-mission trips (to philly/mexico)
these are just some of the things i do.
So my question is, do colleges care if the extracurriculars are religious related?</p>
<p>No, as long as they show your leadership and other positive qualities. As long as you’re not trying to convert admissions officers, religious achievements are all good.</p>
<p>^ right. Most colleges don’t look either positively or negatively towards religion. Some do, though.</p>
<p>@hoopser what are some of the colleges if you don’t mind me asking?</p>
<p>i’d say most liberal colleges. religious stuff actually helps with notre dame, georgetown, something that begins with Saint (like St. Johns? i don’t know).</p>
<p>I’d say it’s easy to overestimate the benefit that religious extracurriculars have on acceptance to schools like Notre Dame or Georgetown. Certainly, a vast number of students are admitted without religious ECs. Even the less prestigious Jesuit schools (think: Marquette, Gonzaga, St. Louis University) don’t really care that much.</p>
<p>It might make a positive difference at a small, <em>cough</em> phony <em>cough</em> religious school funded by some televangelist or something, but most schools (read: all top schools and any schools worth your time) will be, by my estimate, completely ambivalent.</p>
<p>That said, if you can mix your variegated religious involvement into something worthy of an essay topic, schools might be attracted to the character and personality that you bring to the table. Peace.</p>