Listing Experiences Before Enrollment in College (Possible Exceptions?)

[BACONisKEWL]

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Hi all,

I took some time before enrolling in my undergraduate program years ago. During that time I independently raised over $1,500 dollars for ALS research while trying to walk across the united states (coast to coast). I ended up breaking my foot before I could finish but it was an important experience for me. I want to list this on my experiences in my application but I keep seeing things on the internet saying "don't bother listing experiences before college, they don't count". I think that's really silly. Any thoughts? Is that more of a recommendation than a hard and fast rule?

 

[Bingwen]

Hi all,

I took some time before enrolling in my undergraduate program years ago. During that time I independently raised over $1,500 dollars for ALS research while trying to walk across the united states (coast to coast). I ended up breaking my foot before I could finish but it was an important experience for me. I want to list this on my experiences in my application but I keep seeing things on the internet saying "don't bother listing experiences before college, they don't count". I think that's really silly. Any thoughts? Is that more of a recommendation than a hard and fast rule?

I've heard dont include things from high school, but after that I dont see a problem. I obviously dont know, but if you think it was an important part of your life I dont see the harm in including it.

Worst case call a few schools and see what they say.

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[doc toothache]

Hi all,

I took some time before enrolling in my undergraduate program years ago. During that time I independently raised over $1,500 dollars for ALS research while trying to walk across the united states (coast to coast). I ended up breaking my foot before I could finish but it was an important experience for me. I want to list this on my experiences in my application but I keep seeing things on the internet saying "don't bother listing experiences before college, they don't count". I think that's really silly. Any thoughts? Is that more of a recommendation than a hard and fast rule?

It was for you, but others may not share your sentiments.