Hey everyone, I've been a part of my school's choir for a few years now, and I'm curious if it would be considered an extracurricular activity when applying to colleges. If so, how should I present it on my application? Thanks for your help!
Choir is definitely an extracurricular activity that you can list on your college application! Involvement in music and the arts is valuable and demonstrates that you have interests and abilities unrelated to academia.
When describing your involvement in choir, make sure to include any significant accomplishments, such as solos or leadership roles you've held (e.g., section leader). You may also want to include any special performances or events you participated in, like regional or state competitions, or any community outreach or volunteer work tied to your choir experience.
Finally, if you come across an "extracurricular" supplemental prompt and think you may want to write about choir, this CollegeVine blog post has some tips about how to structure your response: https://blog.collegevine.com/how-to-write-most-important-extracurricular-supplement-essays/
I wish you the best of luck with your college applications!
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