<p>Hi guys! Im a sophmore in high school and im joining 10 clubs this year. 2 of them are sports but i will be playing one of them next season. Do u think thats too much clubs that it could hurt my resume?</p>
<p>if you are interested in all of them, go for it! Don’t do things just to impress colleges or build a resume. However, it looks better if you stick with them the rest of high school so that you show dedication to them.</p>
<p>Colleges are not so much interested in how many clubs you join, but in what you accomplish through them. The only problem with joining 10 clubs is that it seems unlikely that you will do much more than be a member of several of them.</p>
<p>Quality, not quantity. It’s fine to explore 10 clubs, but only stick with those you really care about and can dedicate yourself to.</p>
<p>It is fine to join new clubs as long as you have an interest in all of them. Don’t join them to impress colleges but because you have an interest in it.</p>
<p>Go ahead and join up. See which ones you truly enjoy. Stay in as many as you have time and interest for. You don’t have to put everything on your resume or college applications. When the time comes you can edit the list to the most significant.</p>
<p>The more important question is alluded to by @MrMom62, will you be able to make important contributions to 10 different clubs? Be smart about how much time you can spend at these different clubs and sports - will they conflict with each other? Will they take too much time away from your family, homework or downtime? Try them all out and figure out what you enjoy and can commit to.</p>
<p>It’s better to be really actively involved in a few clubs than to be minimally involved in many. That being said, it’s better to be really actively involved in many clubs than only a few.</p>
<p>They’d rather see real activity in these clubs than someone who simply joined as many clubs as they possibly could. Showing a variety of interests is great, being a member of the schools Harry Potter Club or something like that isn’t going to really change your chance of acceptance.</p>
<p>Sorry to hijack this a bit, but if you’re very involved in a lot (6 or so) extracurriculars (leadership positions in all, etc.) is this okay? Or will they not think much of it, just like when a student is involved with a decent amount of clubs with no leadership/contributions?</p>
<p>It’s better to do 2 or 3 clubs and hold leadership positions and actually care about each of them.</p>
<p>If these 10 things are all something you are interested in, then as a matter of your personal satisfaction their is no reason to drop any of them. However…</p>
<p>Colleges that care about ECs want to see accomplishment and leadership. If your purpose in joining these 10 clubs is to impress college adcoms, signing up for everything in sight isn’t going to work. And if you have an eye towards strong ECs then if you keep all 10 you can be a casual member in most and focus most of your time and energies on 1 or 2. When it comes time to apply to college you don’t have to list all 10, just list a couple.</p>
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<p>Thank you so much:)</p>
<p>They might hurt your resume in the sense that if you try to be really involved in all of them, other factors of your application could suffer since you wouldn’t have enough time. I would join maybe 5 extracurricular clubs at most and only focus on 1 or 2 of them. It would be nice if one of them was public service-related, since then you could tie in volunteer work to your efforts on your application, but it’s not necessary. The most important thing is that you’re genuinely interested in what you’re doing. </p>
<p>And if there are any that you’re just doing for fun, feel free to continue doing so! You don’t have to list everything you’re involved in on your college apps anyways (the Common App only allows for 10 activities, and you don’t want to fill them all up with clubs) so you’d be able to leave the less academic ones off your application. </p>
<p>Ideally, your resume should tell a story of sorts. Who you are, what you’re like and why you’re applying for the school/major that you’ve indicated. If you do it for the right reasons, clubs are another great way to round out your application. </p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>@mikemac what if i genuinely enjoy doing 10+ clubs though? should i list all of them or should i just keep it in the back of my mind that i enjoy these clubs, but put my most ‘accomplished’ ones on the application?</p>
<p>If you enjoy them, go for it. My son does about 8 or 9 . He has leadership rolls in 6. In one of his supplementals, he talked about the service parts in the 6 he was leader in, but in others, like chess club, he just enjoyed going to the meeting once a week to have an afternoon of friendly competition and camaraderie. </p>