the college professers arent gonna care what kinds of activites you did in your high school years so wouldnt any other student or faculty so how come they care? why cant it just be you go to a good school graduate maybe get your masters and get out and a good job?
2007-10-23 10:28:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Extra curricular activities show what your interests in life are and how you manage your time. What good is a college education if all you know how to do is go to class and study? There aren't any jobs in the real world that pay for that. It's the whole package that colleges are looking for in their students. They are looking for students who will get things done on campus and in the community, not just in the classroom.
2007-10-23 10:39:45 · answer #1 · answered by sursumcorda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B/c they want to know what you did with your time other than schoolwork. They want to know if you were able to juggle your academics and being on the swim team and the yearbook committee for instance.
Look at it this way: If you were head of admissions at a college and you're looking at a kid that came out of high school with a 3.8 GPA and was on the basketball team as well as the school paper; and another kid who had the same GPA but none of those activities, who would you choose? I'd choose the kid who had the activities.
2007-10-23 17:39:46 · answer #2 · answered by krisy_80 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is important for certain schools to get well rounded students.
However, I doubt that they put as much importance on these activities as people think. After all, many students pad their activities -- and it is very hard to verify them.
2007-10-23 17:56:47 · answer #3 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They want to make sure your a well rounded person. Mabye to see if you showed leadership qualities.
2007-10-23 17:36:32 · answer #4 · answered by Cows 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋