A lot of scholarships require community service but let you choose what kind. As long as it is officially documented it is usually accepted.
Ok, but what about a extracurricular? Not a scholarship, I'm talking about what you put on the extracurricular essay
I used to teach at a college. Another route you could take is coaching younger kids in high school. It's still chess oriented but would be community service for scholarships as well.
I know some one at MIT who does that, also try scratch
I used to teach at a college. Another route you could take is coaching younger kids in high school. It's still chess oriented but would be community service for scholarships as well.
I know some one at MIT who does that, also try scratch
scratch? I mean, python is better than python and it is actually used in the real world. Scratch is just to have a little bit of fun.
How boring. When I went to college we partied drank and smoke for extracurricular
How boring. When I went to college we partied drank and smoke for extracurricular
well, did you graduate
How boring. When I went to college we partied drank and smoke for extracurricular
well, did you graduate
What is that?
I used to teach at a college. Another route you could take is coaching younger kids in high school. It's still chess oriented but would be community service for scholarships as well.
I know some one at MIT who does that, also try scratch
scratch? I mean, python is better than python and it is actually used in the real world. Scratch is just to have a little bit of fun.
I agree, though python is not my go to. I chose teaching Java Script over python or C# because, python is also to have "fun", and C# is " to hard" for kids
plus I graduated from college
I am also a grad. of MIT and working on Master in zoology
I used to teach at a college. Another route you could take is coaching younger kids in high school. It's still chess oriented but would be community service for scholarships as well.
I know some one at MIT who does that, also try scratch
scratch? I mean, python is better than python and it is actually used in the real world. Scratch is just to have a little bit of fun.
I agree, though python is not my go to. I chose teaching Java Script over python or C# because, python is also to have "fun", and C# is " to hard" for kids
I mean, python is actually used in the real world, and that's what I mean. Scratch isn't really used in the real world, so that's what I mean when I say it's mainly for fun. For example, google uses python.
I am also a grad. of MIT and working on Master in zoology
What did you say when they asked you about extracurriculars? Or they might have asked you to make an essay, so what did you write?
I am also a grad. of MIT and working on Master in zoology
What did you say when they asked you about extracurriculars? Or they might have asked you to make an essay, so what did you write?
I do not remember....it was around 2-3 years ago
I am also a grad. of MIT and working on Master in zoology
What did you say when they asked you about extracurriculars? Or they might have asked you to make an essay, so what did you write?
I do not remember....it was around 2-3 years ago
Oh
Don't write what. I don't care about what.
Write why. I care about why.
Why is chess important to you. Write that.
Uhhh then someone could just write that and say that they have 200 extracurriculars
A lot of scholarships require community service but let you choose what kind. As long as it is officially documented it is usually accepted.
I wish I was born again. This is what I would actually write for "community service."
If you want me to to write about community service and ****, I ain't doing ****! If you think I'm going to teach a ****** to learn to read with Hooked on Phonics and **** for free, you can go **** yourself. Because you just ******* failed Economics and Philosophy.
It is not in the do-gooder and **** that society get things done. It is in fact that people in their self interest serve the interest of each other. Adam Smith said that you ******-******!
If you want that Communist ********, swim your *** down to Cuba and engage in ******** with Castro, because that's what you love, you Commie *************.
Be as raw in you language as you can. And let me know how it goes.
Honestly, and sincerely. I mean it.
ngl, that is the most crap ive seen in a while. I would probably not even get in any university with that speech.
I'm not a college student, I'm still in middle school. I know that in university, you need to have an extra curricular essay. Can I use chess in it? I do programming and a lot of math, so I'm planning to use those. I want to go to MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and for that I will need extra curricular activities. My academics are pretty good, I think I can nail a perfect score on SAT, at least for math. I will probably do the K through 12 SAT which is harder, and I think I will do good on it based on how much time I am investing on math. So, assuming I get a perfect academic report, would that be enough to go to a good university like MIT? Or maybe stanford? If not those, then I think I will be able to qualify for Berkeley. I still have 6 years till I go graduate high school (12th grade is the last year of high school right?), and my online uscf right now is 1250, but I am underrated. I haven't played many online uscf rated tournaments. So, if I were to use chess (along with programming and math) for my extra curricular essay, would that be sufficient. I play chess everyday, I am currently learning python, I am an intermidiate in it, and right now I'm in 6th grade, but at home in my own time, I am doing precalculus math on IXL (I use IXL). Would that be sufficient for MIT or Stanford or Berkeley? Ok now I will update this in 6 years and tell you where I'm going lol. Ok now please do answer my question.
Take a moment... take a deep breath and ignore everything anyone else has told you on this thread topic thus far. Clear your mind because I'm about to give you the only answer that matters.
Chess is definitely an extracurricular activity. By definition, unless it is part of your formal education or structured curriculum is an "extracurricular activity". If you have a Chess Club in school, then you can join it to further bolster your participation in the activity. If there isn't one, then start one.
If you purchase a membership on Chess.com or have your parents do so for you, then you can start your own online chess club which ties into your aspirations of computer science programming related collegiate opportunities.
I entered college when I was in Middle School so I'm speaking from experience. The stronger you become as a chess player, the stronger your position of it being your extracurricular activity becomes. That fact should motivate you to get stronger at Chess.
wait so if i win a math competition they wouldn't even take it into consideration?
In sixth grade playing chess is an extracurricular activity. Being on your school's chess team makes it more of an organized extracurricular activity. You can meld it with being a service activity if you also start assisting as a tournament director (arbiter is the term used in many other countries) and taking the TD tests to get higher certification levels points to being a serious extracurricular activity (and you may make a little bit of money instead of having an activity that costs money - just don't expect a lot because even top-level TDs that direct as a hobby may pull in less than $10,000 per year unless they opt to make it their primary job or opt to do little else on their weekends [less money if you are not at the top levels]). You can donate some of your weekends to help out in scholastic events and build up your community service appearance while also getting the experience and directing credits to getting certified at higher levels to show your dedication (and incidentally to start getting paid for your TD services).
If you want to be a TD then make sure you have access to a rulebook. Most players don't know all of the rules (I've had to explain them to 2400+ rated US masters and even to GMs) and I've found that many USChess 1800-2200 players misunderstand how a lot of rulings should go (I've used them as volunteer proctors at non-rated events with the instruction to come to me if they are not CERTAIN of a ruling and they've brought many cases to me where they were pretty confident but a tiny bit uncertain, just to be quite surprised when they discovered that they were totally off base). Find a TD willing to teach you (maybe one that does a good job running the tournaments you play in). At your age make sure a parent is there as well because the current stranger-danger/litigious-society means the parent is a safeguard both for you (against being taken advantage of) and for the TD you are working with (against erroneous accusations or suspicions).
A lot of scholarships require community service but let you choose what kind. As long as it is officially documented it is usually accepted.