Padding the college application: What about extracurriculars? 14 Articles

by Krystle Hernandez

The college application process is a long, tedious journey with many, many facets. Students must compete against millions of other students with similar, if not better, scores on standardized tests and overall grade point...read more

by Emily Ser

Extracurricular activities are immensely important when college admissions directors are evaluating applicants. Most people are aware of this but what many don't know is that more is not necessarily better. Admissions d...read more

by Andrew Spriggs

2400 SAT? 36 ACT? National Merit status? A collection of AP classes and scores in a student's repetoire? These are things that, at some of the most selective universities, are so common that they are no longer special: the...read more

by B. B. James

For more than a decade, I have been an admissions representative for my undergraduate college. This means that I interview 5-10 high school seniors each fall and winter who have applied to my alma mater, and I rate them. ...read more

by Annette Liike

Your extracurricular activities may be the deciding factor between you and another student. Colleges look at a students entire package when making their decisions for acceptance. Well balanced individuals that show perse...read more

by Alan Fernald

Have we come so far in our society that our children are not allowed to be children any more? Is college such a challenge to get into now that we are raising our children with the main goal of building a 'resume' to get...read more

by Emily Boyle

While it's nice to fill all the blanks in the "extracurricular" section of college applications, it's more important that the activities students join are meaningful. Attend any high school recognition ceremony and you wil...read more

by Lacy Ways

Well-rounded students are better candidates for college admission because they show that they can handle more of what life is going to throw at them than just school work. Once you are in college, and later on down the ro...read more

by Rosemarie Schaut

While it is true that college admission counselors are interested in well-rounded students, it is the student who has dedicated him/herself to a specific passion over a lengthier period of time, becoming a master at this p...read more

by Pat Wilson

As a suit makes the man, extracurriculars makes the college application. Colleges and universities are receiving record numbers of applications from high school seniors this year, and every admission counselor we've con...read more

by Clacky McSnackins

Applying for college can either be extremely easy or one of the biggest hassles imaginable. For myself, I was able to get a partial basketball scholarship, which helped me to get into that school obviously. It isn't alwa...read more

by Beachbumwriter

It is important to do extracurricular activities to become a well rounded person. Whether your in 8th grade or 12th, extra activities will help you grow and learn as an individual. College admissions will be considering ...read more

by Brandon Daubs

Every day, after classes are done, your friends ask you "what are you doing after school?" Time after time you reply "I'm going home to study." You sling your backpack over your shoulder and head off before they can sugges...read more

by Dee Herrod

College admissions can be a complicated process. More colleges are looking at criteria beyond test scores. More students today are attending college and the competition for admission to schools and scholarships has increa...read more