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Do colleges look for involvement with sports and organizations?

I participate in cheerleading, track and field, fellowship of christian atheles, younglife, and multiple volunteering programs. Are colleges interested in students tha can balance these things and maintaining a good GPA. Basically, what impact does extra-curriculars bring to the college world.

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Something that is missing in your array of activities are activities relating to careers. By becoming involved in some sort of career related activity, you will show a focus to colleges that will allow them to see that you are organized and aligned with a goal. Such activities might include shadowing, interning, volunteering, or part time jobs in a career related area. This will not only show direction, but it will allow you to see the inside view of a career area and find out how you might relate to it on a personal involvement level.


Getting to know yourself and how your personality traits relate to people involved in various career opportunities is very important in your decision making process. During my many years in Human Resources and College Recruiting, I ran across too many students who had skipped this very important step and ended up in a job situation which for which they were not well suited. Selecting a career area is like buying a pair of shoes. First you have to be properly fitted for the correct size, and then you need to try on and walk in the various shoe options to determine which is fits the best and is most comfortable for you to wear. Following are some important steps which I developed during my career which have been helpful to many .

Ken recommends the following next steps:

The first step is to take an interest and aptitude test and have it interpreted by your school counselor to see if you share the personality traits necessary to enter the field. You might want to do this again upon entry into college, as the interpretation might differ slightly due to the course offering of the school. However, do not wait until entering college, as the information from the test will help to determine the courses that you take in high school. Too many students, due to poor planning, end up paying for courses in college which they could have taken for free in high school.
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Locate and attend meetings of professional associations to which people who are doing what you think that you want to do belong, so that you can get their advice. These associations may offer or know of intern, coop, shadowing, and scholarship opportunities. These associations are the means whereby the professionals keep abreast of their career area following college and advance in their career. You can locate them by asking your school academic advisor, favorite teachers, and the reference librarian at your local library. Here are some tips: ## https://www.careeronestop.org/BusinessCenter/Toolkit/find-professional-associations.aspx?&frd=true ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/9-tips-for-navigating-your-first-networking-event ##
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H’s Answer

My daughter is going to school for occupational therapy and had to apply for the program. She had to list the organizations she is a member of and also places where she has volunteered.
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Orain’s Answer

Hello Carolyn,

I hope all is well with you.

This is a great question. I was a student athlete myself when I went to college. I was part of the track and field team. However, I normally treat academics and sports as two different areas while going to college as professors do not give you a pass because you are part of a sport team. It can definitely be a factor when searching for internships etc as when you are a student athlete and have a high GPA that sometimes tells the story that you are 1. Organize 2. Goal Getter 3. Able to multiple task well etc.

Since I have been a student athlete since I was 9 years old, from that perspective I definitely think it assisted me in alot of situations whether it was easy for me to be a mentor to others, having people look up to me definitely gave me the drive to be the best person I can be and also assisted me throughout my college years by being organize, goal driven and able to multiple task well.

I hope this helps,

Thanks

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Serge V.’s Answer

Carolyn,

This is not the defining factor for colleges to make their decision but being involved with sports, groups, organizations and volunteering can separate you from your peers. Grades are always important but being active and showing the colleges that you can maintain a high GPA is very impressive. Hope this helps you out.


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Sikawayi’s Answer

Hello Carolyn, thank you for your question. Most colleges don't look for a student's athletic abilities or what kind of organization you may be a member however this is a different era college as well as employers check your social media accounts and look for any type of anti-government martial, or anything dealing with hate speech. Lastly, I would suggest you go through your social media accounts and update your accounts post are probably on there from 2 or 3 years ago you need to update and or remove the contents you're not that same person. Best of luck
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