Are my extracurriculars good for super competitive colleges?

ninakatarina
Mon, 23 Apr 2018 12:32:35 +0000

Your ECs are good if they add up to you being a compelling candidate. Can you think of what they have in common, what each one shows about you, what

You have a lot of activities listed. When it comes time to write your essays and ask for your letters of recommendation, which teachers are you going to ask? What aspects of your character do you want to highlight to your schools?

Have you picked the super-competitive colleges that you are applying to? Hint, they are not all the same. Read their mission statements. Do any of your activities highlight a side of your personality or character or intellect that dovetails with the persona of your super-competitive college?

If you had answers to the previous paragraph, then that is what you should focus your essay on and that is what you should be focusing your efforts on in the coming months.

I have read about plenty of kids with equal or lesser ECs who got in to Ivies, in the results pages in the Ivy League section, You have done some good things. What you need to do now is take what you’ve done and see how it can be used in your application.

Top schools don’t accept or reject extracurriculars, they accept or reject an application. ECs are good enough if they can be used to make your application shine.