<p>I've travelled extensively with my family throughout high school. (I've been to about 30 countries.) "Activities" seemed the best way to reference that - is that what others would do? If so, would listing the stats (been to 30 countries on 5 continents) sound too... privileged white girl? I don't want to come across badly, but there is a "details, honors won, and achievements" blank.</p>
<p>I could always use the extra activity spot to discuss another club, and most schools have an activity question. However, I'd prefer to use that to discuss a service project, and I want to make sure my travel experience is mentioned.</p>
<p>I don’t think that really counts as an activity. Honestly, I wouldn’t mention the traveling at all. Colleges won’t care where your family went on vacation or how often you guys travelled. </p>
<p>I’d be inclined to think so myself… but I do think the amount I’ve travelled is highly unusual, and it’s been less for “vacation” than global awareness. My travel experiences are personally important, and I think sound more impressive than “UNICEF” (the group at our school does hardly anything)</p>
<p>Sounds more like an essay topic to me. But, I do think you could frame it as an activity. Just like working at a family business or babysitting siblings after school everyday could be. Try it. Or contact an adcom at a school you’re not planning to attend and ask for advice. That much travel is memorable. A family value? Just my 2 cents. </p>
<p>Unless u picked all the destinations, organized the travel arrangements, and funded the trip, it is not an activity u should be claiming credit for if u were just carried along.</p>
<p>Like dyiu suggested, it sounds like an essay topic.</p>
<p>Agree with GMT. It sounds like your parents paid for it, and in spite of the “global awareness” you may have achieved, it isn’t an EC or an accomplishment. You are a wealthy kid who has had great opportunities given to you, but it isn’t an accomplishment of your own. As far as I can tell from your post, you haven’t used it as any kind of springboard to accomplish something (Saw that kids in Tanzania had no sports equipment and collected soccer balls for the village? Sent school supplies to kids who you saw who didn’t even have pencils and paper? Ran a fund raiser to buy malaria nets for a village that didn’t have enough? Wrote letters to congressmen and lobbied politicians for the US to promote women’s rights in countries around the world where they have none?) Those would be accomplishments.</p>