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05-13-2007, 11:36 AM
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#301 | | Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 491
| Ya, I'm wondering the same thing as andyman344. For me, either my clubs are large amounts of work (varsity sports where I don't get home until late every night) or absolutely nothing (NHS). I would assume being a leadership position would mean a lot more work, organization, time commitment, etc. I don't understand how people are able to do so many things and get state/nationally ranked for each one. | 
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05-13-2007, 09:15 PM
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#302 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 70
| beats me, but apparently i beat the system because when i want to, i can get to bed at 10 at night, and i still got into a good school. i basically do my varsity sport till like 5 or 6 on the weekdays, then i sometimes practice piano, usually i wing it. i have hebrew school and that seems to be about it. and i write for the paper. pretty small amount of stuff, but it all takes lots of commitment, esp track. 21 hours a week prolly. | |
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05-14-2007, 06:05 PM
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#303 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 70
| i consider president of key club and nhs throwaways, so that leaves u with captain of a sport plus community service and some job stuff. if ure grades and standardized test scores are really good, u can get into good schools, but once again for HYPS and MIT etc its all a toss up. i'm sure they willl like all the community service but u need to win an award for something amazing as i always say to hav ea better chance of getting in. but u could still get in. i kno i did no community service at all and got into a top small LAC. | |
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05-16-2007, 05:05 AM
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#304 | | New Member
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 24
| Ok i really need some input from people regarding EC's
What do people think about the strength of these EC's.
Playing a club sport, but not being a captain.
Working 100 hours at the local hospital.
Publishing 3 scientific papers (lead and co lead authoring).
How significant are these EC's, please rate out of 10.
Also how significant is a perfect SAT score. | |
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05-16-2007, 09:07 PM
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#305 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 79
| I'm going to be volunteering at a summer camp as a Teacher's Assistant/Camp Counselor. The camp is for students k-6, basically math, science, social studies, etc. at a local college. I'm also going to be getting a stipend, so I think I can list it as a job. Is this something that would impress colleges? | |
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05-26-2007, 09:17 AM
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#306 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York
Posts: 234
| What can I do to better this list:
Math league (1)
Speech and Debate (2-3) - Many awards, League Champion Dec, qualified for NCFL, NFL (in US Extemp), state championship (didn't attend NFL, parents didn't want to pay for plane ride and hotel)
Science Olympiad (1, starting next year)
Read-It-Tell-It Club (3, no club next year))
Yearbook Club (2, Assistant Editor, Layout+Design, General Staff)
Magazine Club (1, Layout+Design, General Staff)
Peer Tutor in Chemistry (1)
Library Teen Volunteer (15-20h)
Model UN (3, includes projected next year) - Honorable Mention, Outstanding Delegate
Chair in my school's Model UN simulation (all tenth graders are delegates, Juniors and seniors apply to be chairs)
Hopefully CMU Pre-college APEA this summer
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05-26-2007, 01:26 PM
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#307 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: P-Town, where the ballas Ball
Posts: 4,325
| nothing...you can't do anything... | |
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05-27-2007, 08:56 PM
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#308 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2007 Location: New York
Posts: 246
| Football 9-12
Crew 11-12
Workout Program* 9-12
Amnesty International 9-12
Math Team 10-12
National Honor Society Secretary 11-12
[Founder of] Midnight Run 11-12
Campus Ministry 11-12
* Does non-competitive weightlifting count for anything? Or would it just be part of football?
I'll be applying to Duke (reach), Georgetown (reach), Notre Dame (reach/target), NYU (target), UNC (target), and the University of Michigan (target).
How are these activities in relation to the schools I'll be applying to?
Is football looked at as a good EC? How much weight does Crew really carry? | |
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05-28-2007, 10:05 AM
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#309 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York
Posts: 234
| Football takes commitment and hard work, so yes. Crew probably isn't as good, but still great. ECs look okay for where you're reaching, shows long-term commitment.
Will having an extremely rigorous course-load make up for merely decent ECs? | |
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06-13-2007, 08:33 AM
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#310 | | New Member
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 24
| Can anyone rate this as an EC.
Winning the thinkquest competition
Thinkquest.org | |
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06-13-2007, 02:47 PM
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#311 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 47
| Is it worth mentioning in my app that i played class 1 club soccer for 6 years (and played in the super-y national championships one yeaR), even though I quit freshman year and never played soccer again... ? | |
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06-13-2007, 03:41 PM
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#312 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: P-Town, where the ballas Ball
Posts: 4,325
| you only mention stuff you do in high school, not before. | |
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06-13-2007, 06:21 PM
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#313 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 47
| Well if I did actually play during freshman year, and the beginning of sophomore year, can I mention that it was 6 years prior to that, or would that seem "sketchy" ?
The reason I ask is because I've literally done almost no extracurriculars whatsoever throughout high school, unless they consider partying and attending shows to be "extracurricular"  | |
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06-15-2007, 12:11 AM
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#314 | | New Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 2
| What Are The Career Options After Doing Architectural Engineering And Can Anyone Tell Me Plz That After Doing Architectural Engineering What Kind Sort Of Work One Person Has To Perform ? | |
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06-15-2007, 11:41 PM
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#315 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 126
| "Has created and organized a major service project such as getting a Habitat house built ,raising at least $10,000..."
Is $5000 in 5 weeks good enough at a school of 185? lol
( but were continuing this coming year so it'll be higher...) | |
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