EXTRA AND SUPER SUPER-CURRICULARSS- pls help :) UNI

off the topic, but a rlly nice name, amani )

Hii,
im a y9 student and ive always had stress thinking about extra curriculum activities and super-curricular activities of that sort.
I have taken on a wide range since my time as a y7 student, from dropping to opting new ones- some recommend and some free choice!
Now i want to ask whether or not taking and spending all the time for these things is worthwhile, especially if universities dont pay particular attention to that sector
And if theres anyy extracurriculars that i NEED for a strong application!!
sorry for the long essay xd
Thanks!
-amani

Are you asking specifically about Cambridge - because that's where you've posted the question
Broadly speaking, the answer is that they're interested in super-curriculars and not remotely interested in extra-curriculars. But it's really the academics that count - meeting the offer (exams + entrance tests) is usually the biggest hurdle.
Do you have a particular uni subject in mind, and are you choosing "appropriate" A levels?

Yes im talking about Oxbridge and other top UK unis, ive always been interested in Physics so an astrophysics/quantum physics,engineering degree.. do u have any suggestions for super-curriculars that i can do??
Thank you so much for the reply btw!

Apply for year 10 compos oxford

Do you have a link for those?

Search COMPOS Oxford University, its hosted by the uni’s physics department

to be completely honest, you're not really supposed to include any extra/supercurriculars that you completed before yr11 in your personal statement, as you haven't even done your gcses yet ! although its great you have ambition and want to go to a top uni, i would focus on getting good gcses first - you cannot get in oxbridge with mediocre gcses [in most cases]. focus on your all that extra stuff in year 12, earliest year 11. also, like you say, you will only have about 2 sentences to talk about extracurriculars in your personal statement. i believe i only mentioned 2 in my ps.

absolutely focus on your gcses - but you can include stuff from prior to Year 11 😭 there's no rule against it

hence why i said your not supposed to. Also , arguably anything you complete not designed for 16-18 year olds is for a reason - it’s not academically rigorous enough to include in a personal statement; most year 9s simply do not have the same capacity or ability to understand more complex concepts - I highly doubt they would be able to complete a course designed for a-level students because they’re just not at that level yet. this isn’t meant to sound harsh , im just explaining why it’s pointless in most cases to start supercurriculars now !

Hii,
im a y9 student and ive always had stress thinking about extra curriculum activities and super-curricular activities of that sort.
I have taken on a wide range since my time as a y7 student, from dropping to opting new ones- some recommend and some free choice!
Now i want to ask whether or not taking and spending all the time for these things is worthwhile, especially if universities dont pay particular attention to that sector
And if theres anyy extracurriculars that i NEED for a strong application!!
sorry for the long essay xd
Thanks!
-amani