text: Even though participating in extra activities gives you a better chance at getting into colleges, it causes extra funding. Schools are already responsible for paying for everything a school needs,such as lunches,vending machines, teachers paychecks, and much more. In reality, schools are not very rich, so it would be an unreasonable choice to have extracurricular activities. Schools would have to pay for after school snacks, overtime pay checks for teachers, and more. Its not a very strategic move when your not financially stable. Participating in extracurricular activities is unpractical because it causes extra funding.