The Ultimate List: Extracurricular Activit​ies Ideas:

For an Indian/NRI student, Extracurricular Activities are a very important part of college application. These activities tell the colleges about what all are your areas of interests.  An Extracurricular Activity is anything for which the student is not paid but is vital for college admission. It demonstrates talents, passions and interests of a student. The extra-curricular activities are not sponsored by the college.

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What Doesn't Necessarily Account As An Extracurricular Activity?

Things of interest such as getting a belly button pierced, improving the quality of hair cannot be considered as extra-curricular activity. But in case you start your own Youtube channel regarding beauty tips or you run a club for health enthusiasts it can be considered as extra- curricular activity.

Extracurricular Activities As Per Category:

Academic activities- These are based on an academic subject and include clubs as well as competitive teams. These academic teams have competitions which happen at all levels- local, national, international.

Different Kinds of Clubs:

• Biology Club

• Astronomy Club

• Chemistry Club

• Electronics Club

• English Club

• Economics Club

• Life Science Club

• Poetry Club

• Math Club

• Physics Club

• History Club

• Peer Tutoring

• Writing Club

• Web Design Club

• Quiz clubs

• Psychology Club

• Robotics Club

Academic Competitive Teams:

• Academic Triathlon

• Academic Decathlon

• FIRST Robotics Competition

• Math League

• American Mathematics Competitions

• Caribou Mathematics Competition

• Chemistry Olympiad

• Clean Tech Competition

• American Regions Math League

• National French Contest

• Creative Communication Poetry Contest

• Educators Rising

• Kids Philosophy Slam

• National History Bee

• High School Innovation Challenge

• Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

• National Academic Quiz Tournament

• National French Contest

• National Spelling Bee

Arts:

Art activities are used to express artistically – It can be on paper, through camera lens, on the stage, and via so many other kinds of media. Different art  extracurricular activities  are mentioned below:

• Art Club

• Animation

• Drama Club

• Photography

• Animation Club

• Cartooning

• Ceramics

• Sewing

• Fashion design

• Sculpture

• Graphic Design

• Jewelry Making

• Weaving

Cultural And Language Related Curricular Activities:

The cultural activities enable you to connect with where you come from i.e. your roots. You get to know how people in different parts of the world live. There are several cultural as well as language-related activities in which you can take part. Some of the popular ones have been listed below: 

• Chinese Club

• African American Student Alliances/Clubs

• Spanish Club

• American Sign Language Club

• French Club

• Latin Club

• German Club

• International Food Club

• Russian Club

• Pacific Islanders Club

• South Asian Student Society

Government Related Groups:

Some students like to take part in activities which relate to Govt and that also on a large scale. Some of these are mentioned below:

• Community Government

• Community Youth Board

• Student Government

• Student Council

If you have a penchant for writing you can join local magazine or school newspaper, local radio station, local website or even the Yearbook committee. Those who are keen on military related activities can opt for Junior ROTC or Civil Air Patrol.

For music enthusiasts’ community choir, Church choir, Concert Band, School Choir and Ensembles are a good option to take their talent to the next level. You can even begin with your own band or join an existing jazz band. So, these are some of the extra-curricular activities which are meant for students who are appearing for SAT test.

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