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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course it does!  It's a great extracurricular and probably more impressive and sincere to colleges than assistant vice president of awesomeness for whatever made up school club a kid has.[/quote]

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College admissions officers have a great radar for sensing when a student's list of extracurriculars is padded out with stuff that the student did just to list clubs and organizations.

Genuine interest in something -- even a solo artistic endeavor like pottery etc. -- is better than halfhearted participation in a bunch of competitive things (yes, even sports) that don't actually interest that student.

Work with your kid on writing skills so he or she can be able to express and explain that interest well in writing! And most schools have spaces for "additional information" or they let you submit portfolios of writing, art, videos of dance or music -- even if the student is not some award-winner in those fields or even if they don't do competitive dance or music competitions etc. You just explain that you're submitting X to show how you spend your time and your passion. [/quote]

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