Do extracurriculars in UG matter if you have WE? Forum

[bigkahuna2020]

I participated in literally NO extracurriculars in UG (and the only people that did at my school were honestly average students who liked to get free drink tickets, it wasn't a school with a ton of school spirit). I spent my time doing research (two theses, held a research job), learning a new language, biking the city etc. I also have ~1.5 years WE (work with a few gaps) in the two years since.

Do you guys think a literally blank extracurricular section will hurt me if they see I did all this in UG, or should I try to put in a cycling association I was in, or something lame like "learned french"?

[thegor1987]

The general rule of thumb for this is that extracurriculars can help you if you already have the numbers for the school, but they wont help you get into a reach.

[bigkahuna2020]

Cool, thanks. Any other insights?

[hokie]

Although a blank section for extracurriculars never looks good, as long you have competitive numbers, you will be fine. Softs will very rarely make or break you.