As my childhood begins to come to an end and a new chapter of my life called college awaits, I find myself contemplating what I've been told by adults my whole life. The irony of life is that people spend their lifetime preparing for their next chapter of life, but fail to enjoy their present chapter. The prime example: high school students indulging themselves in various extracurricular activities and clubs that they don't even enjoy.
Meeting with a college advisor once a month and listening to various "college admissions experts" started to open by eyes to what getting into college is really about. Checking a box. The figurative box checks students use to beef up their resume and keep their over zealous parents pleased. Over the past months questioned why college admissions revolves around quantity and not quality. Why do students have the notion the more extracurriculars they do, the easier admission into college becomes? I for one, believe participating in a handful of activities students enjoy and activities they feel productive in should become the norm. Basketball, youth group, baseball, EAP, running a small business take up the majority of my free time and I enjoy doing all these activities. If I were to add anything more to my plate, I would become unproductive and less valuable to the activities important to me.
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