The Extracurricular Activities that Top Colleges Do/Don't Want to See

Today, we'll be talking about how there is no list of the extracurricular activities that top colleges, like the Ivy League, want/don't want to see. Every year, they accept over a thousand applicants, none of whom all share the same activities. There isn't a checklist or blacklist of extracurricular activities because everyone has their own story that they use to carve out their own path. This means that whatever extracurricular activities you choose to do, as long as they are meaningful to you, will help you get to where you need to be.
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[@lourdricksroom]

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[@AnaCosta-zu2rd]

“As long as you’re not an international applicant” that hurt lmao

[@lourdricksroom]

I’m sorry 😭😭 wishing you the best of luck

[@nidasiraj06]

Yes it definitely did hurt!

[@doodles1820]

😭😭😭😭

[@doodles1820]

@@lourdricksroom any tips for international applicants?😭

[@dn_467]

​@@tanja1102 did he took the sat or act ? Cause I can't decide which one to take or if I should take it 😭😭😭💀

[@omotunde1982]

This is very nice to hear as a rising junior 😭!

[@lourdricksroom]

Good luck next year!

[@oe-r66]

Thank you very much ! Great video and great advice !!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@lynban2736]

This is a great video.👍

[@mary_00796]

Wooow perfect video🔥 Everything's clear even for me (Russian speaking girl). This video motivates me to reach my goals

[@hajratalib2125]

I'm from the UK, 17 nearly 18 but I don't do anything much other than go college and come home and I haven't really had any extracurriculars that I've been a part of which I really regret now, and my college doesn't have many clubs to join so I'd have to do it outside of college as a club, but I don't know what to choose and I'm worried 😓

[@mashia1110]

Same situation with me :)

[@sarimrizvi66]

Create some initiative for yourself, do what you find fun not what anyone else tells you to do. Maybe pick up a sport or start a business. Devote time to yourself

[@candyfloss5105]

Same brother 😭😭

[@candyfloss5105]

​@@sarimrizvi66please tell uss it would be really helpful 😭

[@sarimrizvi66]

@@candyfloss5105 anything specific you would like to know. While I am still in highschool I have a lot of experience with extra curriculars

[@AhmedBinMizan]

well ,what about any writing or literature activities ? i mean , i have zero sports skills . never played anything for as long as i can remember, so i don't think sports is my criteria

[@MasterlyRex8789]

Yes absolutely. Well this may be way too late but you can do any activity you want.

[@ChocolitLion]

BUT WHAT IF I AM AN INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT?!☹

[@shairaanjuman3806]

Why is it said “as long as you aren’t an international applicant,” what are the major differences? What did you specifically mean?

[@mrmxneybags]

He could have said maybe for the reason that applying internationally is extrmemly competitive. Possibly even more competitive than applying domestically. So, I thin admission officers getting able to see as much of what makes you, you would allow them to see if you are a better fit for their insitution or not. Again, this is my own personal thought and I am not exactly sure if this is 100% confirmed. However, if you are applying internationally I wish you the best of luck!

[@rayhonayuldasheva6743]

Do you think it’s too late if I’ve been gaining activity since September and submit an application in December? or am I late?

[@pyxis3664]

I don't think its too late, but that could depend in the activity

[@MatyskoCZE]

Hi, I actually do have a lot of extracurricular activities (like the school council or some sports), that I could execute very well but I dont really have any activites in the field I am interested in (engineering, IT ect.). Do you think it would be possible for me to get in to a university?

[@tsuki8770]

same here I have extracurricular in music and fine arts but no certificates at national level and these are not related to my mainstream either. I also wanna know the ans to your question.

[@uniquestorynation]

community college lmfaoooo

[@fred9211]

Does getting into extracurriculars in your late junior year hold any actual relevance for college applications, or am I just late to the game? My activities outside of school include reading, games, and physical fitness, which are all seemingly irrelevant to me.

[@RebelsWrestlingHypeHouse]

I think it’s not too late!

[@k1llersw0rd80]

Same with me. I couldn’t get a head start in extracurriculars because I was online all of freshman year and in my sophomore year I didn’t realize extracurricular activities were that important (and my parents told me grades were all I needed so I didn’t think much of it) but now junior year is almost over and my only weakness is extracurriculars.

[@bri6165]

@@k1llersw0rd80omgg same 😭 lmk if you find any good extracurriculars! Even with this video, i don’t know where exactly to start.

[@jyilma]

@@bri6165lmk if yall found anything or other good vids on this lol

[@zmbia2812]

​@@bri6165 you can ask an AI for ideas, just express your interests and ask it to give you extracurriculars/passion projects ideas

[@faisaltalksdxb]

0:49 damn

[@hitemwid1t]

was the yale interviewer kiss based on that one a2c post

[@rudrasatwik5346]

yeah lmaooo

[@JonakT]

Well if I get the post of Class Prez as teacher randomly selected me. N no one really cares about it... Can I still consider it?

[@aaryan4027]

ye write like how you were a great student and you were selected in your class as you had good social skills and leadership skills and you encoraged your peers to grow and helped them out with skills they were lacking in

[@suryatejsuryadevera2685]

I dont think I count as international student as I have an American citizenship but live outside america in another country...

[@zoecoppinger6989]

I think u count as international based on what school ypu are currently enrolled in, not ur citizenship (im in the same situation lol)

[@jaykqat]

Same situation lol we might be cooked

[@taher2025ss]

What projects i can do in programming that might got me in?

[@ttv_timesoarer5563]

You need to do a project for the community that uniquely original to just that application

[@NetheriteBunny]

Or make websites and apps

[@somakwedini]

Lol, you are funny.

[@luckygrape7267]

u sound pretty cleaver, im gonna listen to u

[@user-gx7gx5ff3u]

Bro is just trying to get rid of the competition

[@georginasimpson9905]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ninjapirate123]

No one even gives a sh*t about extracurricular activities once they already have a job

[@lourdricksroom]

ok

[@cherrycola44492]

you need these activities to get a good job. the activities get you a good uni and that gets you a better job opportunity. but to each their own i guess

[@ninjapirate123]

@@cherrycola44492 ik that, but I'm talking about after you graduated from college and got a job

[@lijohnyoutube101]

@@ninjapirate123mostly true but leveraging the experience from those activities can be great to use to get jobs.

[@ninjapirate123]

@@lijohnyoutube101 thats an advanatge, but its not required