| I agree that if you hate an EC, don't do it.
Any EC can become an outstanding one if one devotes oneself to it passionately and with creativity, hard work and leadership. Most people, however, don't have that kind of passion, creativity or interest in their ECs or aren't willing to work that hard to do something with real impact.
Students who did the kind of ECs that I listed are students who were doing what they loved, and who also had a lot of talent, and energy and were willing to work hard in their ECs, which probably were their idea of fun even if the ECs seem like work to other people. If they made such EC accomplishments while also having high grades and scores, they also had organizational skills that are far above average, and they also were very bright. |