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The original post is fantastic, I'm glad to have read it. Although it seems to me that the EC standard has increased a lot compared to 4 years ago. I skimmed a few pages and a lot of people are worried if they have enough ECs, but they list entire paragraphs.
Well, that makes me really worried! I am not involved in nearly half the amount of ECs as many people are worried about. The most things I could think of are:
-After 5 years of violin, I quit right before HS.
-Freshman year was the first year my school opened, and we only had 1 counselor that did absolutely nothing to help. There were plenty of clubs and sports that I didn't join either. Regrettably wasted year...
-Sophomore year:
+Joined Pink Ladies Club, only attended pointless meetings and didn't go to marathons. The club was extremely disorganized from the start and also a disaster/ joke; they lost more money than they made during fundraisers.
+Joined our unofficial CSF (California Scholarship Federation) chapter/club. Also very disorganized for its 2nd year, they still didn't get certified. I only volunteered the 10 required hours, but enjoyed every minute of it!
+Attended a SWE Engineering Awareness Program that lasted a day. Very fun! Me and my partner won the hovercraft competition lol.
-Travelled to places around the world.
-Working on scuba diving certification.
So that's my 2 precious years gone with not much done. I don't attend church, dislike sports, and dropped my longest commitment before HS started. Am I doomed? Only during the past few months have I become more aware how important ECs are, so I hope to make next year better and be more proactive. Would my application look fishy if I suddenly got more EC activities, along with my first year of taking AP classes, during my junior year? I don't want to spread myself too thin either.
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