text: When one comes to a new school, not knowing anyone can be a struggle. Extracurricular activities can help create a friend group for you. Extracurricular activities only happen around once a week, so you can spend that time with your friends. Many people only have a little friend group that they like to hang around, and extracurricular activities help expose people to new friends. Boosting your friend group can also lead to a boost in your self confidence around others. This is a reason that more people should be involved in extracurricular activities.