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Extracurriculars

Guides to high school extracurriculars: how to choose activities, go deeper instead of joining more, decide what to drop, and describe what you actually did.

Extracurriculars

The Hinksey Extracurriculars Playbook

How to choose, build and communicate activities that actually matter - a practical playbook for building an extracurricular profile with intention, not just length.

Hinksey Labs

25 August 2026

5 min read

Extracurriculars

The Guide to Extracurriculars: How to Choose, Build, and Communicate Activities That Actually Matter

Extracurriculars help colleges understand who you are beyond your grades. Here is what MIT, Stanford, Yale, and Common App actually say about choosing activities, going deeper instead of joining more, and telling the story of what you did.

Hinksey Labs

15 June 2026

7 min read