BS suggestions in NE

neatoburrito
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:04:15 +0000

Yeah, I don’t buy the EC load up thing either. When my son was applying last year I was so worried about a lack of “certifiable” ECs. Apparently, during the interviews and maybe through his recs, it became evident that he was interested in many different things. The last thing he would have described himself as would be an “academic.” Also, when we sat down and really thought about it, there were plenty of unrequired activities that he took part in, they just weren’t adult driven like what most people think of when they think of ECs.

Because a few kids do have athletic or musical “hooks” it is easy to begin to think that it is necessary to gain admission.

To the OP: Just let her follow her interests, as dodgersmom suggested. Have her present herself as honestly as she can. A rule of thumb is, don’t participate in anything that you wouldn’t if you were not applying to BS.