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Slim to none. Being school captain, competing in the IMO, sports, music, et cetera might help you get very specific scholarships, but the effort you have to put into those things far outweighs the expected benefit.How important are extracurriculars and volunteer work for uni applications? Is it worth doing some extracurriculars in Year11-12 despite the heavy workload?
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Depends what you want to do. Most unis just look at your ATAR.How important are extracurriculars and volunteer work for uni applications? Is it worth doing some extracurriculars in Year11-12 despite the heavy workload?
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Yeah, but even when you're applying for scholarships, most of the time your extracurricular activities don't contribute much anyway.Extracurriculars only really matter when applying for scholarships, but it's still good to do some so you're not just studying all the time
I'd say extracurricular activities during uni are much more important than high school, and better in every aspect (e.g. networking, meeting interesting people, et cetera). With regards to extracurriculars in uni, be on the look out for competitions too, which are often directly associated with scholarships, prizes, internships and networking events.They're not exactly that important but I'd do all my extracurriculars now so i don't have to worry about them as much in university or something. It's a great way to meet new friends, make some networking connections and generally just have that experience. I do it so I don't look like a person who isn't interested in community events and spends their entire week at home studying... (which isn't a bad thing, but it's good to go out and do some things every now and then)