Skip to main content
2
a year ago
Juniors
Discussion
:(
11th-grade
3.4

extracurriculars ? ~ and needed tips about self discipline

Hi my name is Rayne,

I have bad attendance (already missed 190 hours of school and it's only the first semester) and no extracurriculars. I went to one meeting of speech and debate and found it ultimately repetitive and boring, and I feel too slow to take other things that are available like mathematics and language and ap and ib classes. Considering I am a junior in highschool, it feels like it may be too late. I do plan on doing track and field in the spring but that feels like basically nothing. So if anyone sees this please recommend some things for me to try, my school has basically everything. I also struggle with self discipline like there's no tomorrow and I don't even know how to start fixing that bad habit, so if anyone has any tips about that too i'm here with open ears.

2
3
🎉 First post
Let’s welcome @rayne.greathouse to the community! Remember to be kind, helpful, and supportive in your responses.
🚀
You can earn an 🚀 Above and Beyond award if the original poster thinks your reply takes the conversation to the next level!
a year ago

Hi!

Community service always looks good on an application and participating in some clubs this year would help. You could also do some things Senior year if you don't think it is too late, maybe find an interest in a fall/winter sport. To help with self-discipline, write down some goals, learn to prioritize things, maybe know your weaknesses and try to prevent those, and be persistent.

Hope this helps!

3
🎤a year ago

Thank you this really helps, I appreciate it!

0

11 months ago

Band!!! and you dont have to play an instrument if you don't want. You could dance or do flags which is so much fun and to me is easier than learning music. You could do percussion and learn that which is super cool and fun. It teaches lots of lessons and discipline. It also looks good. I know it gets a bad rep by students but you should give it a shot!

1

What are your chances of acceptance?
Your chance of acceptance
Duke University
Loading…
UCLA
Loading…
+ add school
Your chancing factors
Unweighted GPA: 3.7
1.0
4.0
SAT: 720 math
200
800
| 800 verbal
200
800

Extracurriculars

Low accuracy (4 of 18 factors)

Community Guidelines

To keep this community safe and supportive:

  1. Be kind and respectful!
  2. Keep posts relevant to college admissions and high school.
  3. Don’t ask “chance-me” questions. Use CollegeVine’s chancing instead!

How karma works