admission中等

High school students eager to stand out in the college application process often participate in a litany of extracurricular activities hoping to bolster their chances of admission to a selective undergraduate institution.

渴望在大学申请过程中脱颖而出的高中生常常参加一连串的课外活动，希望借此提高被一所择优录取的本科院校录取的机会。

However, college admissions experts say that the quality of a college hopeful’s extracurricular activities matters more than the number of activities he or she participates in.

然而，大学招生专家表示，一名有志上大学者的课外活动质量比他或她参加的活动数量更重要。

“The competition to stand out and make an impact is going to be much stiffer, and so if they’re going to do a popular activity, I’d say, be the best at it,” says Sara Harberson, a college admissions consultant.

大学招生顾问萨拉·哈伯森说：“想要脱颖而出、产生影响，竞争会激烈得多，所以如果他们要参加一项热门活动，我会说，那就做到最好。”

“For example, a student with an interest in entrepreneurship could demonstrate skill and potential by starting a profitable small business,” Olivia Valdes, the founder of Zen Admissions consulting firm, wrote in an email.

禅意招生咨询公司创始人奥利维亚·巴尔德斯在一封电子邮件中写道：“例如，一个对创业感兴趣的学生可以通过创办一家盈利的小企业来展示自己的能力和潜力。”

Joseph Adegboyega-Edun, a Maryland high school guidance counselor, says unconventional extracurricular activities can help students impress college admissions offices, assuming they demonstrated serious commitment.

马里兰州的一位高中升学指导顾问约瑟夫·阿德博耶加-埃敦说，非常规的课外活动可以帮助学生给大学招生办留下深刻印象，前提是他们表现出了认真的投入。

Experts say demonstrating talent in at least one extracurricular activity can help in the college admissions process, especially at top-tier undergraduate institutions.

专家们说，在至少一项课外活动中展示才华有助于大学录取，尤其是在顶尖的本科院校。