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How Colleges Actually Evaluate Extracurricular Activities
Many students—especially high achievers—approach extracurricular activities with a checklist mindset: join clubs, collect titles, stack the résumé. Families assume this is what colleges want. In reality, a large percentage of these students don’t get the outcomes they expect in college admissions.
In this 45-minute conversation, Chris Sharp, former Assistant Director of Admissions at Carnegie Mellon University, will join Vinnie Gupta, Co-Founder & President of Upward Path Institute, to explain:
- What admissions officers actually look for in extracurriculars
- Why the “more is better” or checklist-based approach backfires
- You’ll gain a clear, insider understanding of what truly matters—and what doesn’t—when building an extracurricular profile that stands out.