<p>Upcoming Junior years, without a doubt, brings many students eager to join clubs during our first week of school (club fair--welcome week).. what are your thoughts on this? I know many will be trying to make/start clubs, but most probably won't have the time (due to AP classes) to manage it, nor will they have the actual interest.</p>
<p>Colleges will see through this right? (considering they start junior-senior)</p>
<p>yes</p>
<p>Yeah, it’s pretty common from what I’ve heard, so it’s probably just a boring cliche to them at this point. Unless they see that they’re actually passionate about it from their letters of recommendation or essays, in which case it’s not dishonest anyways. </p>
<p>If they don’t have the time to manage it, they won’t be able to achieve much with the club. Only those fairly dedicated to the club they run will actually do anything no citable. There is a large difference between a club with 15% of its school as members with dozens of individual projects and awards (if applicable), run and founded for four years… as opposed to a simple club run for 2 years that meets maybe once a month that has its members do close to nothing. It’s those details of whether or not the club actually had any significance that will show in the application and identify the differences between the best and the worst.</p>
<p>I’m only concerned because those who actually DO want to put time into the club and have motivation to do so will have their club sponsors eaten up by those padding apps.</p>
<p>in my school at least no one really cares about clubs. either you join or you don’t. you can join for extracurriculars but most people who care get that getting A’s, then the SAT, and if you wish for extracurriculars, go win some awards. Clubs are if you feel like spending lunch watching a movie, talking about politics, finding friends, playing sports, or whatnot. Rather, if you wanted to play competitively, you’d go and join the sports team (if you could get in). point is, unless u win something in the club, it isn’t really going to count much (unless if your club is great enough to win the international competitions… )</p>
<p>@andyis What about the total money fundraised, etc (in the thousands)</p>
<p>that’s definitely good. But in such a club you need a position, as a large club could have over 100 members. I would advise running for secretary, or if you are ambitious-president. And if it happens to be a good club (for example my school has a “key club”) it would be really good on your application. however, be sure that it doesn’t occupy too much time, and you can still do well in your studies, which is usually the most important (unless you will get in through sports)</p>
<p>At my school usually only Seniors can have positions… uh oh.</p>
<p>Dude… just do some volunteering or something. Unless you think the admissioner will sympathize… </p>