<p>Are the activities from the summer after 8th grade (before entering high school) listed in college applications?</p>
<p>Thanks,
hypermom</p>
<p>For my daughter's high school volunteer requirement anything after her last day of 8th grade went toward the high school hours, so it was all listed on her high school resume that the colleges received.</p>
<p>Mine took summer school classes (high school classes) which were on their official transcript. Also some fall sports have summer practices (football, swimming, XCountry) so those are summer activities and club sports that run all year...swimming and diving have double-practices during the summer. As would any volunteering. </p>
<p>So yes, for our family, there were activities listed on their college apps for the summer before 9th, as rising ninth graders.</p>
<p>Kat</p>
<p>My D had an interest/passion (some folks hate that word passion used in this context-sorry) that had her going away for summer programs starting after 5th grade, so in order to explain the level she had achieved by high school, she actually listed these programs going back to middle school. But in general, I think once you are a rising 9th grader, start keeping track. Do you have to start this early -no. If you are doing things this early that matter, can you provide the info--sure thing.</p>
<p>Mathson might have put his CTY courses on the applications - they were part of his general interest in things mathy. In general though no need to.</p>
<p>If you look at the Common Application, you will see that the grid for ECs during the academic year begins with 9th grade.</p>
<p>Then, if you look at the question regarding work experience, you will see that it asks the student to list "principal jobs you have held during the past three years (including summer employment)." Since a student would typically be completing this application in early senior year, this would mean the summers after junior, sophomore and freshman years.</p>
<p>I think you can take that to mean that, generally speaking, the schools want to know what applicants have been doing since entering high school.</p>
<p>I do agree with those who have said, above, that if the student has something special to report about 8th grade summer, they can include it. </p>
<p>What I think is key is that schools would not particularly like to see a student who has spent most summers perfecting her tan or perfecting his video gaming skills. But, if a student only has job experience or ECs to report from two summers, I wouldn't worry about that. </p>
<p>Productive summers for two or three years, whether pursuing a "passion", studying, volunteering or working - including at minimum wage jobs - are what colleges want to see.</p>