Running related extracurricular activities for college applications

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  • hs junior

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    2 years ago 04/19/2021 3:22pm EDT

    I've dedicated most of my free time to running in the last few years, but with pretty mediocre PRs of 4:3x and 16:3x, I'm not nearly fast enough to be a recruited athlete in the schools I want to go to. I know just participating in a sport isn't going to be a major boost to my application, so I'm looking for extracurriculars that would be more meaningful in the eyes of the admissions officers. Besides being the captain of the XC/track teams, what running-related things can I do to demonstrate leadership/initiative/creativity, etc?

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    JamesD2

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    2 years ago 04/19/2021 6:16pm EDT
    re: hs junior

    Two thoughts, which may or may not be practical:

    Volunteer assistant coach for a middle school xc team (if you can do it in a way that doesn't conflict with your own team obligations)

    Organize an evening event at your school in which an xc coach at the nearest university could talk to high schoolers about running in college. Assuming your coach likes the idea, he or she could help by doing things like inviting his counterparts at other schools to tell their runners about it. You could still do most of the work including things like giving the university coach a list of possible topics, preparing a questionnaire to get feedback from the attendees, etc. Depending on what state you're in, this might work better early next fall once most students are back in school and group gatherings are allowed.

  • Whiskers

    Anonymous Poster

    2 years ago 04/19/2021 7:22pm EDT
    re: hs junior

    I guess coaching.

    Why does it have to be running related? Volunteer somewhere. Start tutoring children.

    Running related and would show a lot of initiative and dedication to organize: Pick a charity and host a charity race where people’s registration fee goes to the charity. See how much cash you can donate. If it is actually a big number (like you got more than 30 people who know you to help), that would be impressive.

  • two croutons and a salad bowl

    Anonymous Poster

    2 years ago 04/19/2021 8:08pm EDT
    re: hs junior

    Become a volunteer for Special Olympics.

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