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07-22-2008, 10:06 PM
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#1 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Twin Cities
Posts: 105
| ECs?
Hey guys. I was just wondering if anyone could comment on how my ECs look. My first choice is Yale (applying EA), and I was wondering how my extracurriculars look. I realized I'm probably a long shot because I haven't cured cancer or ended world hunger but if anyone could comment I would really appreciate it.
Band - 4 years
-Trombone (won State Superior Contest Rating 3x, First Chair, Section Leader, All-Conference)
-Electric Bass (Jazz Band Section Leader, won recognition at college jazz festival)
-Caribe (Local Salsa Band, performs around Twin Cities)
Theater - 4 years
-8 School Productions (Acting)
-2 School Productions (Pit Band)
-Letter (2x)
Track - 3 years
-PV (All Conference, Section Participant)
-400m (Section Participant)
Govt/Politics
-Finance Intern for US Senate Campaign
-Friendship City Commission (City Commission that conducts relations with our sister city in Costa Rica, Youth Member)
-Boys State (Elected to State Office, Chief Editor of Newspaper)
Thanks for reading this! Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated. | 
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07-22-2008, 10:11 PM
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#2 | | Member
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: A House
Posts: 488
| They're definitely competitive. | |
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07-22-2008, 10:12 PM
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#3 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: O.C., California
Posts: 425
| In my opinion, they are really good | |
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07-23-2008, 10:14 AM
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#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,001
| I'm assuming you want to major in politics, not Physics or something, right?
If so, they're great.  | |
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07-23-2008, 04:56 PM
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#5 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Twin Cities
Posts: 105
| Thanks a lot guys.
Yup, thinking about politics/economics/international relations or something along those lines. | |
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07-23-2008, 07:48 PM
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#6 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Twin Cities
Posts: 105
| b u m p ........ . . . . . | |
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07-23-2008, 07:59 PM
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#7 | | Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 421
| when did you start doing those jobs?
now I know why Asians have low chance to top colleges: cuz they don't know they must do bunch of ECs  | |
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07-23-2008, 08:17 PM
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#8 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Twin Cities
Posts: 105
| I started interning this summer.
I'm not sure if you're suggesting that I'm asian (I'm not) or that I have other "jobs" on here (I didn't list any).
On that subject, I've been a lifeguard for almost 2 years. | |
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07-23-2008, 10:07 PM
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#9 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Plano, TX.
Posts: 39
| I think your stats are very good for the majors you want to apply to. Especially your Boys State experience. I'm a also a fellow Boys Stater, and I've heard that colleges look highly upon Boys Staters. | |
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07-23-2008, 11:10 PM
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#10 | | Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 421
| no I just refer to my own background
I see that all students admitted to Ivy should have strong ECs
btw I bet you have strong GPA too. gl | |
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07-24-2008, 11:37 AM
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#11 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Twin Cities
Posts: 105
| b u m p . . . | |
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07-24-2008, 11:38 AM
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#12 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle--> Swarthmore '12
Posts: 2,403
| The EC's make you a competitive applicant--end of story. | |
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07-24-2008, 11:43 AM
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#13 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 294
| How could you be the chief editor at Boy's State AND be elected to state office? Once you are on the newspaper staff you aren't allowed to run for higher office, at least not in FL. | |
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07-24-2008, 11:53 AM
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#14 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Twin Cities
Posts: 105
| In MN you aren't limited at all. If you get a higher office you just have to give up your lower office. Since chief editor isn't an elected position (I interviewed with the newspaper counselor), I could run for whatever I wanted. Overall I was a County Delegate, State Delegate, County Treasurer, State Auditor, and Chief Editor. | |
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