May 26, 2012
Your Education Doesn’t Stop At The Classroom Door
The primary reason people go to college is to continue their educations, right? But what some students don’t realize is that opportunities to learn don’t shut off after the class day is through. Whether you’re on a sports team, in a dance troupe, part of Amnesty International, or a representative in your student government, any college activity you pursue will offer you a lot to learn. By pursuing college activities outside of your curriculum, you will learn a lot about the activity itself, and more importantly, a lot about yourself. For example, if you love student government, that’s a sign that perhaps you should really run for office one day. And if you hate it, that’s important information to have before you begin a campaign in the real world and realize it’s a big mistake. You will also learn how to work and interact with other people outside the classroom setting. This skill is a very important one to have: once you graduate from college, you will need to work with other people to some extent regardless of what you end up doing, and all of that work will take place outside of the classroom.
Taking A Break From Studying Makes You More Effective And Efficient In Your Coursework
Additionally, getting involved in college activities will make you a better student in your coursework. How, you may wonder, since college activities drain hours away from the time you could be studying, could this possibly be true? It’s true in at least two ways. First, if you are committed to a college activity, you will force yourself to be organized about getting your course assignments done. The time management that taking classes and doing college activities requires will force you to focus more intently to get the work done more efficiently so that you can go do your college activity. Secondly, taking a break from studying by doing something else will make you more effective in your course work because when you go to do your activity, you are giving yourself a total break from calculus or Shakespeare, so when you go back, you’ll be refreshed. Doing a college activity is better for your brain than taking a break by watching TV for example, because though you’ll be away from your work while you’re watching One Life to Live, you will probably not get it out of your mind that you have to get back to Hamlet. Because a college activity will fully engage your brain, you get a better break from Hamlet, and when you sit back down with him, you’ll read him with fresh and not TV-glazed eyes.
Elizabeth Saas
http://www.articlesbase.com/college-and-university-articles/why-you-should-get-involved-in-college-activities-87864.html
What extracurricular activities should I be involved in while in my college’s Pre-Med program?
I am wondering what sort of extracurricular activities I can get into while preparing myself for Med school in order to look better on my application. Also, what are good ways to put yourself into leadership-type positions in the community and the college?
This may sound a bit cliche, but probably the best extracurricular activities are ones that involve you volunteering at hospitals. It shows Medical schools that you have experience a hospital settings, are able to observe other doctors and nurses, that you’re interested in the field and that you show some dedication to the field. Don’t volunteer at a gift shop in the hospital, try something like a friendly visitor who visits patients or someone who assists the nurses or doctors like small errands. Try to interact with the staff and patients as much as you can. It shows Medical schools that you’re prepared and have done something of the sorts before.
Depending how big your college is acquiring leadership skill is time consuming and studying and participating is quite hard to do. The president at my school can only take one course the whole year and gets paid. Try something else, perhaps at a elementary or high school tutoring, or even at a community event volunteer to take charge. How about set up your own event? A run for cancer, or something that has affected your community. It looks fantastic if you initiated something over the fact you were a leadership.
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