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r.darmawangsa
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
My school does not offer extracurricular activities what do I do?
I live in Lebanon so most of the schools here if not all have no extracurricular activities so what extracurricular activities can I still do outside school?
a.macdonald
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
Is putting Sport on your college application worth it if you are not good enough to get recruited?
Im a year 12 student currently at high school in New Zealand. I play football (soccer) and futsal, however only for the 2XI teams, meaning that I would not be good enough to get recruited for college ...
a.macdonald
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
Is volunteering abroad a good thing to do to add to your college application?
I am looking at volunteering abroad through ...
website_user
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
International Sports
Would I; considering I move over to USA from Australia. Be able to compete in D1 college sports and then move on to MLS draft?
a.macdonald
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
How many extracurriculars do you need to take to gain acceptance to an Ivy League?
Currently I compete in swimming at a regional level and take music lessons, but I have heard the threshold for extracurriculars is quite high as an international student.
d.richardson
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
STEM Universities
Hello, I am interested in applying to a STEM program in the US and was wondering what were some extracurriculars I could do for my application?
d.richardson
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
Grades and Extracurriculars
I’m a sophomore, and my grades aren’t the best my school doesn’t offer a lot of extracurricular activities, and if they do it’s too late to join them no what do I do?
devs
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
How do I stand out in my situation?
Hi guys I am an international sophomore I am planning to study at America; engineering in Electronic/Computer science. What extracurriculars can I do that make my application outstanding? Also, I love...
jamie.beaton
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
What can I do to gain accreditation in Finance?
Hi, For the past 18 months I’ve been passionately learning technical analysis, and now is the time I need to definitely start developing my extracurricular profile (I’m Year 12). I’ve thought about ap...
tomurakawa
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
A late starter of extra-curricular activities
I live in Japan and I was thinking of only applying to Japanese Universities till the beginning of 11th grade. Japanese universities do not require extra curricula’s and is only based on a paper test ...
kartoshesh
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
YES Business NCEA Micro Credits
Hi, Can somebody please explain NCEA Micro Credits, as I’m thinking about doing a YES business through the Young Enterprise in my free time as an extracurricular. What weight would having Micro Credit...
jamie.beaton
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
Completing MOOCs
Hi Crimson! I’m a Year 13 NZ student. I’ve taken an Investopedia course, 1 EdX course and I’m looking to finish atleast about 5 other Coursera and EdX courses throughout the year to advance my passion...
jamie.beaton
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
Extracurricular activities for year 10 student
Hi, I’m currently a 10 year student in Australia and I’m thinking about going to university in America. I’m not a very sport oriented person, but currently I do swimming, debating, duke of ed and roun...
tech2men
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
Extracurricular activities for students
Respected sir, I want to ask that As I am in India,What extracurricular activities can I do ? As I am good at academic but don’t have much extracurricular activities…...
ce3e271da1481b9a1ee0
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
Can someone please assist me with my extracurricular choices?
Hi, I’m a Year 12 New Zealand student planning on which extracurricular’s I should undertake in order to get admitted to an ivy league university. I am looking at obtaining an undergrad in economics /...
a.bhatia
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
Does attending a summer school/young scholars/SSP improve your chances?
For example the Harvard SSP, or Stanford summer school, yale young scholars etc. Do they improve your chances at all? I guess you’re able to talk about them when applying, but it also seems easier to ...
tejaswini.k.patel
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
Please assess my extracurricular activities and how likely are they to help me get into ivy leagues
I am from India My extracurricular activities include:...
ce3e271da1481b9a1ee0
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
Is Youth MP a good extracurricular?
For institutions like Harvard, Columbia, Wharton or NYU, would being the Youth MP representative for your electorate be considered a good extracurricular? Thanks ...
g.gladstein
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
Opinnion Journalism as an extra-curricular
Hi There, I am currently a student in New Zealand who is interested in Economics and Finance. I originally come from Nepal and moved to New Zealand when I was 11 months old. However, I still read and ...
jennices
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
Honoris Causa
Hey, I would very much like to know the benefits of having an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Honoris Causa in undergraduation admission. I have recently been awarded Honoris causa Doctorate for my excep...
jennices
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
Record holder effect
So, I became an author at the age of 16 by publishing my non fictional book, Unknown Man- E. It took me 2 years to do the research. The book became India’s first research book based on an Egyptian Mum...
nathanhuynhy
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
If I am interested in Economics and Business, what are some extracurriculars I can do?
I am in my second last year of high school and struggling to find activities to do
nathanhuynhy
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
Importance of extracurriculars to US universities?
How important are extracurriculars to US universities? Would you still need to be in heaps of clubs/teams/organisations etc. if your high school grades are decent (e.g. mostly E’s in NCEA)? I feel lik...
j.huang
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
What speaking style should a third speaker adopt in debating?
I’ve been told that a third speaker should adopt a more aggressive speaking style. Is this beneficial? I’ve tried both a more relaxed style and a more aggressive style and I’m not sure what is more ef...
anonymous50
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
How important is excelling at debating/model United Nations as an extra-curricular activity?
How important is excelling at debating/model United Nations as an extra-curricular activity?
Princeton.Tiger
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
Extracurriculars & what counts?
Do extracurriculars have to be in school based on be on your report? What if I helped organise an event or gave a talk etc.
gumali
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
Making the most of college
How do I best take advantage of opportunities that my college offers?
anonymous21
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
Sports as a non-recruited athlete
I play two sports at the premier level, but am not looking to be a recruited athlete. Does this make playing the sport much less significant to universities than activities I’m doing which are related...
jamie.beaton
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
What is Australia and New Zealand School's Delegation to Harvard and Yale Model United Nations?
So many of my friends are applying for the Australia/NZ HMUN/YMUN delegation and I was wondering what it is all about. It looks super fun. Can anyone give me any insights into how competitive it is an...
megan.summers
US College Admissions
Extracurricular Activities
How useful is it for an asian applicant to the US to be excelling in music?
I play the piano and oboe with both at Grade 8. Both take a lot of my time and I’m involved in many school groups. How useful is this considering a lot of applicants (mostly asian) excel in music?
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