Sat 13 Sep 2008
I hope that most Ephs realize this already, but, for those that don’t: “Outside of a few exceptions, college extracurriculars are of minor importance to your efforts to find a job after graduation. There is no benefit to be gained by suffering through an overwhelming load of activities at the college level.” Now you know.
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frank uible says:
Of course, there is a conceptual exception – for instance, the Red Sox ain’t going to hire you to play baseball for them unless you theretofore have played baseball somewhere, damn your class rank and LSAT score.
September 13th, 2008 at 7:23 amA Senior says:
I really suppose it depends on the relevance of your extracurriculars to the job you’re looking for. Writing for a humor magazine, as the author of the linked article did, has no clear relevance to a software job.
September 13th, 2008 at 12:05 pmnuts says:
It looks like this rule is full of exceptions that prove it: Bush became cheerleader-in-chief after pursuing the extra-curricular at Andover and Yale. Kerry played lacrosse, proves he’s elitist, just like the Iroquois nation. You don’t see him playing in the MLL. Case closed.
September 13th, 2008 at 12:49 pm04 says:
then again, it depends on how you define the value of extracurriculars. sure, my time with habitat for humanity, wcfm, canboulay, or whatever els I did in college didn’t get me a job. but did I enjoy it? and did I learn from it? damn right. extracurriculars are valueless if you’re using them only as a means to a soulless end.
September 13th, 2008 at 1:50 pmRonit says:
There is no benefit to be gained by suffering through an overwhelming load of activities at the college level.
The same holds true, usually, for college relationships.
September 13th, 2008 at 2:17 pmlarry george says:
“The same holds true, usually, for college relationships.”
Perhaps for romantic relationships, but friendships can be another thing, down the road.
September 13th, 2008 at 9:37 pma senior says:
If you’re doing extracurricular activities to help yourself get a job, you’re doing them for the wrong reasons and they will not help you. But if you are doing them because you love them, they will help you get a job. That’s what happened to me.
September 14th, 2008 at 12:30 pm