Chance me and suggest some schools for High Stats Avg ECs applicant

Your list of clubs and activities are similar to many other students in your demographic who are also applying to the T20 schools . You need to cull your list of activities - you can only fit 10 in the Common App . And rank them in order of significance. You will have limited space to describe them, so you need to think about how to best to summarize. If you were able to bring a new dimension to some of your activities, add that in the description. For example, did you bring in a new perspective to the Tamil curriculum that you’re helping out in?

Regarding my “ominous warnings” about getting a job, MYOS1634 has addressed that in much more detail than I could have. It’s excellent advice to someone who hopes to attend a T20 university and then maybe go on to law school or pursue something else.

We are an ORM family and are very much aware of the fact that the Asian American applicant pool is very competitive. The list of EC’s are strikingly similar for this pool - language school, math contest/science olympiad/ geography bee etc., creating a non-profit,…
That’s why you need to pay attention to how you’re going to package the activities you have and not just come across “just another Asian kid who won some contest”. (I think this is the tenth time I’m writing this - will probably get a CC badge just for that…)

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