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" One of the greatest parts of my freshman year so far has definitely been the variety of extracurricular activities that I&amp;#039;ve involved myself in. While I did a lot of non-profit work, youth leadership, and science research back in high school, I&amp;#039;ve started to involve myself in numerous activities that have really expanded upon my previous interests while fostering new ones. Joining a diverse range of clubs also expands your social circle and creates friendships with people who you otherwise wouldn&amp;#039;t have interacted with! New hobbies and new friends? What a win-win situation! Among the really cool organizations I&amp;#039;m active in that are outside of my normal interests, I wanted to highlight the social entrepreneurship club I&amp;#039;ve been really passionate about called Social Innovation Collaborative (SIC). Recently, I helped SIC organize the largest nationwide social entrepreneurship conference at Harvard called IGNITE: &amp;quot;Voice Your Passion&amp;quot;. Non-profits, CEOs, founders, and passionate college students from around the nation came to Harvard that day to tell their story about their interest in combining business with a social cause. By joining this club, I&amp;#039;ve starting thinking about ways I could combining my interests in medicine with business and non-profit work-something I previously never even considered! My friend and I were so inspired after the conference that we are now thinking about initiating our own startup that will benefit girls education in developing countries. Here&amp;#039;s a picture of us with She&amp;#039;s the First founder (and former Seventeen Social Media Editor) Tammy Tibbetts! Please don&amp;#039;t be afraid to expand your horizons in college! There is usually an outlet for every activity, cause, or interest you could possibly be passionate about on your campus\u2014and if not, then start your own! If you need any tips starting your own club or leading your club, feel free to e-mail me and let me know! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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