Too Many Summer Activities?

Applying to College
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<p>Is there such thing as too many summer activities? </p>

<p>I'm currently involved in three activities, none of which I would ever let go of. During weekdays, during the day (9-4), I have an internship at a foreign policy thinktank (I'm very interested in IR and participate in MUN and other IR-related activities). From 5-10pm, I have an evening shift job at a CVS store. I've met a lot of good people with this job and would hate to quit it. (also, without this job, I wouldn't have much spending money during the year)
Also, during the weekend, I play violin at church orchestra (for the past ten years, church and violin have been my top priorities)</p>

<p>So, in essense, I have a 12-hour workday from Mon-Fri and 3 hour/day commitment on Saturday and Sunday. All three activities of mine show my passion for IR and violin, as well as my sense of responsibility. And, more importantly, I'm managing these activities pretty well and I never felt overwhelmed for the past month.</p>

<p>But here's my concern: my summer is so busy that it might look like I'm making up/exaggerating some of the activities. Is there any chance that listing all three activities in Commonapp would hurt me? Would it look like I'm making up activities (although I'm not)? Also, would it look like resume padding?</p>

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<p>Just do them and stop worrying. Honestly, peope here wonder too much whether they're doing too little, then they're wondering whether they're doing too much. Why are you wondering? Because you're afraid that colleges will be suspicious? So, what are you going to do, just stop doing what you do because you're afraid that colleges won't like it? Come on! If you like what you're doing, then there's not much of a reason not to keep doing them. Stop worrying about what college people will think and just do them. You're worrying about whether you'll look good, which is bad. Do what you do and show them what you've got, and let them decide whether they want to accept you or not.</p>