The choices a high schooler makes about how to spend their time outside of classes tell prospective schools a lot about what kind of college student they'll be. However, in terms of admissions, not all activities are created equal.  Amy and Mike invited educational consultant Marlena Corcoran to review the best & worst extracurriculars for high schoolers.

What are five things you will learn in this episode?

1. What are the worst extracurricular activities for college-bound students?

2. What are the runners-up for the prize?

3. Are there any harmless extracurricular activities?

4. opportunity cost

5. What are the best extracurriculars--the supercurriculars?

6. What about the importance of timing? Which activities should you do when?

MEET OUR GUEST

Dr. Marlena Corcoran is the founder of Athena Mentor: International University Admissions Counseling (Munich and New York). Before starting Athena Mentor, Marlena held visiting research appointments at Brown, Harvard, Princeton, Oxford, and the CNRS in Paris. For almost 20 years, she has helped young people discover who they are and what they really care about—and present themselves with confidence, enthusiasm, and success to the most selective colleges and MBA programs in the world. Marlena is the author of Year by Year to College: For IB and International Students.

Marlena previously appeared on the podcast in episode 386 to discuss How To Tell the Ivies Apart.

Marlena can be reached at athenamentor.com.

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