Do Universities Look at your clubs and voulenteer work?

Do Universities look at your clubs and voulenteer work?





EG. If i want to get into engineering, does it matter if:





1) I worked during the summer at an engineering firm for 3 years,


2) Joined the hockey team, robotic team, etc. during school


3) Gained my pilots license during the summer


4) Have 100 hours voulenteering at a daycare


5) Won Kung-fu awards








*This is only an example*





Like do universities actually care what clubs you joined? I also heard that people with more voulenteer hours are more likely to get in then people with less hours, is this true? How much does extra-cirucular activities/voulenteering/achievements affect your chances of getting into a university?

Do Universities Look at your clubs and voulenteer work?
That's a pretty awesome resume. As long as you make sure in your essay and make sure those teachers or authority figures that write recommendations for you get all that in. Colleges do look into outside work you've done, just like they don't just focus on the SATs or ACTs. Volunteer hours are always a bonus.


Just make sure you get it across some how. It's always a good point to bring up in interviews and admission counselors are always interested to see what you can bring to the school besides money of course.
Reply:They like to know about it but it doesn't make too much difference. What they want is the academic, but if someone looking at your application has the same interests then it makes everything a lot easier during personal interviews.
Reply:Part of it depends on the school. Many large public universities look mainly at GPA and standardized test scores. I've read a lot that it doesn't so much matter how many hours of volunteering, or how many/which clubs, but they like to see long-term earnest commitment to one or a few things.