text: Extracurricular activities look really good on college applications. Colleges want to see that you are involved in the school and community. they also want to see how many things you are capable of doing all at once. doing activities could also give you extra credit which really helps you get into more colleges. Also while you are in college you could countinue do play or do the activity that you were doing in middle and high school. You can also get a career in the path that your extracurricular activities went in.