What exactly is considered an extracurricular activity?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
1

<p>Can ECs include things totally unrelated to education and school, such as a neighborhood lawnmowing club?</p>

2

<p>yeah, sure.</p>

3

<p>does playing in a recreational sport count?</p>

<p>for example: 4 years of ymca basketball?</p>

4

<p>Yes.</p>

<p>Any organization you take part in can count as an EC. From there you can be more specific - for example, varsity sports and volunteering.</p>

5

<p>The thing is, I was thinking of starting up some informal clubs with a few of my friends (weightlifting, video games, etc.)</p>

<p>I wasn’t sure if these informal, unsanctioned organizations would be possible to list as ECs on applications.</p>