@boogy2020 I see. Well, what I’m seeing here is that you don’t really have a lot of ECs related to bio or chem. Your associate of science does help, but that’s all academic. You do a lot of different things, but the fact that you don’t seem to be specializing means that as of yet, you lack the spikes in particular fields that the ivies are looking for. That would, unfortunately, be a weakness in your app. But there are still things you can do! Here are couple options; 1) Find out if you can do any science/STEM related ECs such as research positions, internships or personal projects this semester 2) Find a way in which everything you’ve done will tie into your career goal
Let me share my own story in the application process as an example (I also applied to Dart ED). My intended major was Environmental Science, but I also intended to pursue Government as a course of study. My ECs were mainly between three fields: Environment, Journalism, and Community service. In order to make the latter two work, I used them in my essays and interview to show that I did them in order to properly represent and understand the needs of my fellow students and school community to push for measures that would help them, which relates to my second field of study, Government, which in turn all tied in to how I plan to work in Environmental policy.
This is really where the admission committee starts to sort between all the highly qualified applicants–they want to know that the applicant has an idea of where their studies at the university would take them in the future, that they are committed to a goal and have an idea of how their specific college can help them reach it, as well as having already made some progress towards that in high school. This is from loads of experience not only of myself but of family members and friends who applied to and were admitted to selective schools.
You don’t need to have a specific job in mind, but you should understand the area in which you want to eventually work and how your ECs tie into that (The more humanitarian that is, the better). You don’t need to have just one area of study, but you should have ECs that do relate to it. Even if it involves giving up some of the ones you have, it is worth it, trust me. I dumped Chess team and avoid MUN (which always intrigued me and I was briefly involved in) because I came to realize that I had limited time in high school, and while it was important to do things I enjoyed too, when applying to selective colleges I had to keep in mind what would help me get in as well. That balance was important. And it worked for me, and for many people, I know. I hope this helped! Feel free to contact me if you have any more questions.