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27 Jan 2011, 02:52
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What kind of activities count as extra curricular activities that are asked in applications of all b schools; I have done some small volunteer work does that count as solid exec?
I saw some school, like wharton ask for contact email of the extra curricular activities. Do they contact these places to verify the work. My volunteer work overseas was more than 7 years ago, and I doubt if they will have any record of it, or if I will be able to find their contact.
I saw some school, like wharton ask for contact email of the extra curricular activities. Do they contact these places to verify the work. My volunteer work overseas was more than 7 years ago, and I doubt if they will have any record of it, or if I will be able to find their contact.
28 Jan 2011, 03:46
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Many business schools look for people who are active in the community.
Using volunteering experience from seven years ago doesn't really demonstrate that you are active in the community, and I don't think that it would add much value to your application unless you made a significant achievement as part of it - but then I suspect that if you had made a significant achievement, the people would still remember you.
In terms of what activities 'count' - it could really be anything outside of work, as long as you can talk about your individual contribution / achievements... a couple of ideas:
- Community work / volunteering (e.g. youth mentoring, homeless shelter, care home...)
- Local residents / civic association
- Political work / campaigning (though I would suggest not naming the party concerned, to avoid any prejudices)
- School governor
- Magistrate
...and many many more...
Schools may check up on the references... so if you have a 'contact person' in mind, it's always helpful to contact them and let them know what you're doing, and ask for their permission to use them as a reference.
Using volunteering experience from seven years ago doesn't really demonstrate that you are active in the community, and I don't think that it would add much value to your application unless you made a significant achievement as part of it - but then I suspect that if you had made a significant achievement, the people would still remember you.
In terms of what activities 'count' - it could really be anything outside of work, as long as you can talk about your individual contribution / achievements... a couple of ideas:
- Community work / volunteering (e.g. youth mentoring, homeless shelter, care home...)
- Local residents / civic association
- Political work / campaigning (though I would suggest not naming the party concerned, to avoid any prejudices)
- School governor
- Magistrate
...and many many more...
Schools may check up on the references... so if you have a 'contact person' in mind, it's always helpful to contact them and let them know what you're doing, and ask for their permission to use them as a reference.
