Lack of Extracurriculars and Community Service?

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hmgp22: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 36; Joined: Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:15 pm

by hmgp22 » Fri Oct 26, 2012 1:40 am

Can someone clarify the importance of extracurriculars and community service in the admissions process? Are both required?

I currently do not have any community service involvement, but I tutor on the weekends and started/lead a meetup group around my community that meets every other week to connect expats with each other. I'm currently based outside of the US. (Do these count?)

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by ivyctor2010 » Fri Oct 26, 2012 2:27 am

Contrary to current belief community service is not a mandatory attribute to have while applying to B-schools.

Extra-curricular activities do show your multi-dimensional profile but if you have enough team building and leadership experiences in you professional life even this won't be needed. Your extra-curricular sounds decent too.

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Marc@AcceptU: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 332; Joined: Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:13 pmFollowed by: 41 members; Location: Boston; Thanked: 43 times

by Marc@AcceptU » Fri Oct 26, 2012 6:04 am

Neither are required. It would be helpful if either was complementary or aligned with your academic area or future career interest in some way.

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max_roper: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 24; Joined: Thu Jul 26, 2012 4:09 amFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 4 times

by max_roper » Sat Nov 03, 2012 4:36 pm

An extracurricular community service group worth considering: USA Leadership Corps
We facilitate volunteer nonprofit & small business strategy consulting projects.
Thanks & Good Luck.

Maxwell Roper
Outreach Director

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