| I can't help but wonder why ECs are so high emphasized to adcoms.
Some say that it's all about being a leader. Others say it shows you're a good citizen. And most will say it shows "passion."
I have a certain problem with this "EC" idea, and I'm sure other people do too. Most every EC I hear is "[Insert generic name] club" or "[Insert some city name] such-n-such organization" where you go to soup kitchens or wash cars. ECs that I hear about seem too official to me. What about things you do in your own personal life, in your room, or in your backyard? What if you put yourself through a rigorous weightlifting routine for months? And then followed that with regular personal running? Since you were not team varsity captian of Track and state champion, does that athletic endeavor not count?
I'm not really an "official" guy. I don't try to "show" my passions with a signature on a form saying I participated in an assortment of clubs and activities. Quite frankly, I don't have an interest in participating in various extracurricular activities. But now I'm discouraged and disgruntled feeling like a peabody in society because I can't really fill those extracurricular blanks with scholarly titles.
I would say my academic status is comparable to most collegebound students. I have my own personal passions that make me unique too. Thing is to fulfill my goals and dreams for the future by going to college I apparently have to "get involved" or "go out of my way" to "show" to adcoms and scholarship sponsors those passions. If thats true, then maybe I'm no "leader" or part of the "community."
My question is, how about putting in the extracurricular blanks what you REALLY like to do? |