EC's--a little worried

fresh101
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:15:19 +0000

how do you win awards at a school that offers no competition related events? I mean, sure, im captain of the academic team and we do go to competitions but our school is extremely subpar, making it unlikely for any of us to win awards against competitive schools like Pingry, Hightech, etc.
IF i want to apply to HYMSC, how do i stand out, in terms of EC accomplishment, at a below average public high school, at a place where opportunities are severly limited?
I’ve done the best i can to distinguish myself but i feel like it’s not good enough, like it’s not competitive enough.

Do you guys think i should spend all of my time on learning new things for the Academic team? That i should read tons of books, do practice tournament questions, etc in order to possibly gain a chance at winning an award my senior year? I feel like this is impossible especially since my competitors have put in so much effort in a longer period of time that no matter how hard i try to learn as much as possible over the summer, it won’t be good enough.
I also started Debate club, in which we hope to make it competitive. Im also raising a fundraiser to help with the fees of the tournaments–next year, that is. What are some possible suggestions i could do over the summer that MIGHT help me win an award? that might help me advance my EC’s thus far?