1. What is the extracurricular work?

1.What is the extracurricular work?
An extracurricular activity (ECA) or extra academic activity (EAA) is an activity, performed by students, that falls outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school, college or university education. Such activities are generally voluntary (as opposed to mandatory), social, philanthropic, and often involve others of the same age. Students and staff direct these activities under faculty sponsorship, although student-led initiatives, such as independent newspapers, are very common. However, sometimes the school principals and teachers also bring in these activities in the school among the students.The word "extracurricular" can be broken down into its roots for a literal explanation: "extra" means "outside" and "curricular" refers to all of the work you do in the classroom. So extracurricular activities are just activities that you do outside of class. The Common App says that extracurricular activities "include arts, athletics, clubs, employment, personal commitments, and other pursuits."
Almost anything that you are actively and productively involved in can be considered an extracurricular activity. We have created a list of around 200 activities that you could report on your application to help get you thinking about what you're interested in trying and what you might already have done.
You may be familiar with some of the popular categories of extracurriculars already:Sports, which includes playing on a school sport team, an intramural team, or a club team outside of your school.
Community Service, which includes any sort of volunteer work, either in your community, on a national scale, or abroad.
Employment, including any jobs or internships.
Arts, which includes visual arts, performing arts, comedy, culinary arts – this list is almost endless.
Hobbies, such as blogging, a film club, hiking, Rubik's Cube competitions, Cosplay, and more.
Academic activities, such as math or science clubs or competitions, research, or writing.
Keep in mind that colleges are really looking to see activities that have somehow developed talents that you will use later in life, developed your leadership skills, allowed you to show involvement with your community, and allowed you to make an impact. Going to the movies every weekend with your friends doesn't count. But starting a film club at school for fellow film aficionados definitely does count!
There's another important thing to note here. What if you didn't have time for joining clubs or playing sports because you had to work to help support your family, or you spent your afternoons looking after your younger siblings?