{"id":7414,"date":"2024-06-26T10:45:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T05:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/?p=7414"},"modified":"2024-07-11T12:04:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T06:34:58","slug":"get-the-maximum-benefit-of-extracurricular-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/get-the-maximum-benefit-of-extracurricular-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Get The Maximum Benefit Of Extracurricular Activities For Your Child NOW"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Time<\/a>Does this timetable look uncannily similar to your child\u2019s timetable? Diverse activities packed across all day? In today\u2019s day and age, there are so many activities to choose from and there is so much pressure on both parents and students to do more and more!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As a parent, you give in to the pressure, because all you want for your child is career success. You do not want to leave any stone unturned and end up pushing your child to participate in any and every extracurricular activity<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Too Many Extra Extracurricular Activities Can Be A Waste\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The number of extracurricular activities in your child\u2019s schedule is <\/span>NOT DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL<\/b> to his\/her college admission chances.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\nHere are 3 reasons why too many extracurricular activities are not going to help your child secure admission to a top college:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1. An All-Round Personality Is A Myth:<\/b> <\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

When <\/span>Grade<\/span> 12<\/span>\u00a0marks<\/span> started<\/span> soaring<\/span><\/span><\/a>, parents realised that marks were not going to be enough to get into TOP colleges with acceptance rates less than 10%. Then, the race to join their child in every possible extracurricular activity to develop an \u2018all-round personality\u2019 began.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This worked for a couple of years, but what ended up happening is that every profile that a college received looked the same! It was a mix of standard extracurricular activities and great academic scores.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Colleges moved away from the all-round personality concept to find candidates who are truly passionate about the subject they are applying for. <\/span>If you want to apply the all-around personality concept for your child today, it is like rolling the dice for their college admission.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Being well-rounded is one of the most overrated things that a student can be. Every university is looking for a dynamic incoming class. We are not necessarily looking for all well-rounded students. <\/span>– Grace Kim former admissions officer for Stanford University<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

2. Be A Specialist, Not A Generalist: <\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

A year of Cello, six months of blogging, a few classes of French and on & off dance classes. If your child\u2019s profile showcases four extracurricular activities like this, college admissions officers don\u2019t look at it as four activities. They look at it as someone\u2019s profile who doesn\u2019t have clarity on what he\/she wants to do.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

TOP colleges today are not looking for students who have tried everything but haven\u2019t excelled at anything. They don\u2019t pay attention to the number of activities your child participated in, but how well he\/she followed through.<\/span><\/p>\n

How many hours did he or she spend on it? What was the consistency like? \u201cJack of all trades, master of none,\u201d is something that does not work when your child applies to top colleges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If your child says he\/she is passionate about something, that needs to come through in the extracurricular activities. Watch the video to understand what we are saying better.<\/span><\/p>\n