<p>Right now I am applying to transfer to a few schools, but more as a barometer to see how strong of a canidate I am versus actually transfering. Nonetheless, I invest my own money in stocks as a hobby and a way to first and foremost make money. Can I put this on my applications as an extracurricular?</p>
<p>I invest in the market as well. I used to be a day-trader but ultimately decided to just leave my funds in a long-term position since I did not have the capable capital to make a pleasing weekly income. I have never quite thought of it as an EC, but if you don’t have many other EC’s to list, then I would put it down.</p>
<p>I have been doing that for almost 2 years now…it’s more like a hobby such as coin collecting or gardening it is not much of an EC unless it’s a school club that pools in its members’ funds and then invest them for gains and if you hold some position in that club</p>
<p>I think it could be. Even I dont play with the real money, but it let you know more about the stock, if you are in some related major in your field. I think EC also can include personal, just like playing the Stock Market. But, this kind of EC must be a little bit impressive to the admission, if you want to put it in your application, right? :)</p>
<p>Sure, but no school is going to consider it impressive unless you’ll be paying your own way through school with the earnings or somehow quantify success. Many kids play with stocks.</p>
<p>haha well I think I might do some type of finance or economics, so I figured that maybe the school would look at it as me having a personal interest in the subject.</p>
<p>Nice to see that hmom hasn’t abandoned the CC community. I was actually curious about the exact same thing, OP. I too am very active on investopedia (not real money), but I’ve come a long way and managed to muster up a lot of knowlegde- it’s the real thing minus the stress. lol. I think I am going to mention it on the application.</p>
<p>I don’t think it really counts as something you could list as an EC. However, it might be a great thing to mention in your essays.</p>
<p>I would like to revive this thread. People can learn a lot from simulated stock markets, really. I, for one, am starting to love investopedia, and I happen to be doing VERY well… Now, who would like to look at it from an admissions officer’s point of view? Any college reps here? Anyone? Anyone? lol.</p>