<p>I have a giant high school advice post [here[/url</a>].</p>
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There’s no reason to do any of these things unless they appeal to you. Colleges aren’t looking for any specific ECs like sports (unless you’re a recruited athlete) or volunteering. But you should be doing something outside of class that allows you to show focus, dedication, accomplishment, leadership, etc.
In most cases, awards you won before high school (as well as extracurriculars you stopped before high school) don’t belong on your college applications.
In case this is relevant to anyone, you can’t directly convert a GPA on a 100-point scale to a GPA on a 4.0 scale because it’s possible to get different results depending on what your individual course grades are. You don’t necessarily have a 4.0 just because your GPA on a 100-point scale is in the A range.
Have you thought of submitting your work to [url=<a href=“http://www.artandwriting.org/]Scholastic”>http://www.artandwriting.org/]Scholastic</a> Art & Writing](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/high-school-life/1661936-if-you-could-redo-anything-in-your-high-school-career-what-would-it-be.html]here[/url”>If you could redo anything in your high school career, what would it be? - High School Life - College Confidential Forums)?
If you’re taking the most challenging courses available at your school, you’re fine.</p>