<p>but i am all-state. thats the main reason why i wanted to mention band, but i didnt want to seem like i was doing too much</p>
<p>lol then mention it lol. which ones are you considering?</p>
<p>i believe you've seen my resume in my "chance" thread:</p>
<p>Editor in chief of school newspaper
track/cross-country - team captain for cross country, MVP
Student Council President
NHS state convention president
piano player for church (5 hours per week)
Vacation Bible School Decorations Chair and volunteer (summer church program for children)</p>
<p>band?</p>
<p>well that's 7...lol</p>
<p>true but does it seem like im just padding up my resume?</p>
<p>mc1600: You are stating facts, right? Then you are not padding. A college application requires you to say all of the good things about yourself on it. If you don't give them the list, who will?</p>
<p>If you can handle it, great! Ltg for Key Club is a HUGE job though, and I know people who have been District Governors (leaders of 3 states!!) but their grades went down and they couldn't get into UCI, so I think you should stick with President, especially with your work load. I was Key Club VP this year and that was already incredibly time draining :]</p>
<p>anyone have any suggestions for EC related to world affairs/politics/international relations?</p>
<p>Im gonna 1 or 2 more languages in a language school.. what other things can i do? i also intend to be a regular writer for a youth newspaper.. i cant join debate and model un cos of certain reasons.. anyone have any idea?</p>
<p>I'm a current rising sophomore at Harvard and I faced your exact problem two years ago (wow, I'm old). President/captain/whathaveyou for 4 clubs in addition to two individual activities that took most of my time (piano, and writing). My solution was to take advantage of the extracurricular supplement to sort my activities and awards into categories--"writing," under which my personal writing awards and school newspaper/literary magazine fell, "speech & debate," "music," "volunteering," etc.</p>
<p>From the people I talked to (back then--it's considered inappropriate to talk about such things in college), the successful tactic was generally to back up each claim or activity with something substantive--an award, an essay, a description of an accomplishment. Think of it as a resume. Take advantage of the space you are given and don't list empty titles but rather meaningful accomplishments. I wrote my short essay about the school paper, listed a laundry list of debate prizes, described co-founding GSA, noted significant awards in piano and creative writing...</p>
<p>The point is to prove that you're not a joiner but just overachieving in a legitimate way. So if you like youth advocacy make that a theme of your essay and all the lines <em>will</em> blur together but in a good way, in a compelling way that makes your case. If you won a lot of music awards just put them together, with dates, in reverse chronological order (or with the most important at the top). Label sections clearly. Each section establishes your endeavors in one area and altogether that makes a compelling case for having multiple passions and not just dabbling in everything.</p>
<p>does anyone know where I would put my internships on common app? i dont think theres a special spot for summer activities-- would it go under activities or jobs?</p>
<p>bump. 
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