Do I have enough extracurriculars for Stanford?

hillary21
Fri, 24 Jan 2014 18:25:51 +0000

my 1cents worth… my son has no “specialty”, not pro in anything. didnt excel nor gifted nor trained nor talented in any particular thing. so he strategically went for “quantity” instead (to match his high number stats, of course:)). tried his hands on a lot of things. sports, arts, academics, leadership, etc. 1 yr here, 2 yrs there, etc. not even close to any high level, not regional, not state, etc. (may even be described average on some or most ecs). but he was able to show how he wanted to try a lot (really, really lots) of different things, cause it helps him grow as a person, discover himself, discover his strengths and weaknesses, have fun, meet people and just trying to do good and make the most out of everything he involved himself with, though nothing specialized. Stanford liked it (as well as other prestigious universities he got into. he was also awarded regents for cal & ucla). so it works just as well.