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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It really depends on the college. Some like the dedication shown by kids who only do a few things but have done them for long periods. I highly recommend your daughter do an interview when she applies, it will really help back up her passions. [/quote]

Spoken like a true novice to the college admissions process.  Most colleges don't do or even consider interviews, and the ones that do typically only assign it minimal weight.  I wouldn't count on turning a decision around on the basis of an interview.

The bottom line is that extracurriculars play a distant third in the process at best, behind grades, test scores and probably URM status.  In some schools they don't matter at all, and in every school where they do matter, a couple of extracurriculars seen all the way through school will trump the "serial joiner" every time.

Based on your decription of what your DD is up to, I'd say she's fine on the extracurricular front for many, many good colleges.  Maybe not Harvard, but she won't get in there with a B average anyway.

I'd stop worrying so much about extras and encourage her to pull her grades up the best she can, without stressing her out.  Beyond that, I'd leave her alone.     [/quote]

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