What are 'extracurricular activities'?

What are 'extracurricular activities'?

Extracurricular activities are a very important component of any college student's education. A lot of times people tend to put extracurricular activities on the side and say, "Well, this is just something that I do for fun." By all means what you do out of class should be fun, but there's also learning that can occur in that experience. Most colleges have a variety of extracurricular opportunities, including some sort of student government organization - a residence hall association. Often, there's a group of students that put on entertainment programs, such as dances and major concerts. It's an opportunity to gain leadership skills. It's an opportunity to learn how to manage a budget. It's an opportunity to learn how to recruit people to participate in the kinds of things that you are passionate about and to really get to meet new people and have a good time. All of that is a learning opportunity. That's one thing that I really stress - make time for extracurricular activities.