The Relationship between Extracurricular Involvement and Academic Performance Elizabeth Castillo Abstract College is said to be the time that a young adult has all the opportunities at the palm of his hand to explore potential careers and lifestyles without necessarily making those decisions permanent. In this study the relationship between go far a student is willing to try new activities that might potentially help him or her in the future and their academic performance is analyzed and interpreted in terms of several outside factors. A direct and positive relationship between the student’s academic performance and the number of extracurricular activities he or she is involved is found in a sample population of 100 students at a college in the city of Los Angeles, California. The question is posed of whether a strong academic performance is synonymous with a successful career following graduation and what other factors may contribute to granting a student an overall positive and successful experience. Introduction