{"id":536,"date":"2009-04-14T12:55:58","date_gmt":"2009-04-14T20:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=536"},"modified":"2009-04-15T22:58:51","modified_gmt":"2009-04-16T06:58:51","slug":"extra-curriculars-in-mba-admissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/extra-curriculars-in-mba-admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra-curriculars in MBA Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In \"<a title=\"https:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/bschools\/content\/apr2009\/bs20090413_810489.htm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/bschools\/content\/apr2009\/bs20090413_810489.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Extracurriculars: The Extras That Count<\/a>\" <em>BusinessWeek's<\/em> Francesca\u00a0Di Meglio explores the role extracurriculars play in admissions decisions. \u00a0(I'm quoted) A few highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To add breadth and multiple dimensions to your profile, discuss your activities outside of work.<\/li>\n<li>These activities do not have to be altruistic or exotic.<\/li>\n<li>The best reveal passion and commitment.<\/li>\n<li>Don't be afraid to discuss unusual hobbies or activities. Their distinctiveness helps you stand out in the applicant crowd.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I also want to elaborate on a point raised in the article and respond to a question that I am frequently asked at this time of year: If you have not been consistently involved in an extra-curricular activity, should you start now -- just a few months before you actually apply? Will the participation look fake or phony?<\/p>\n<p>Involvement of a few months is not as effective as active participation or commitment of a few years, but it is still better than no commitment at all. It is infinitely better \u00a0having non-professional activities as part of your application than turning in a one-dimensional application that is solely a collection of grades, test scores, and professional activities.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, you may apply later than you intend. You could postpone your application or be rejected at your target schools and <a title=\"https:\/\/accepted.com\/Ecommerce\/BetterSequel\/MBAreapplicant.aspx\" href=\"https:\/\/accepted.com\/Ecommerce\/BetterSequel\/MBAreapplicant.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">reapply <\/a>in 2011 or later. In either case, your consistent participation in an activity that you enjoy would be seasoned, present commitment, and perhaps give you opportunity for leadership and responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>So pursue your passion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hub.tm\/?NANZD\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In &#8220;Extracurriculars: The Extras That Count&#8221; BusinessWeek&#8217;s Francesca\u00a0Di Meglio explores the role extracurriculars play in admissions decisions. \u00a0(I&#8217;m quoted) A few highlights: To add breadth and multiple dimensions to your&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,3,6,10],"tags":[51,223,39],"class_list":["post-536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mba","category-b-school-life","category-current-events","category-interviews","tag-dartmouth-tuck","tag-extra-curricular-activities","tag-mba-admissions","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":537,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions\/537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}