ECs and volunteering...

thatOneStudent
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:42:36 +0000

So this is what I would probably present for college applications in terms of ECs and volunteering (and yeah, I have some interest in pre-med, but it’s not definite):


Played in a youth orchestra for 3-4 years, and that includes freshman and sophomore years (according to my mom, this can also count as volunteering, as we’ve played concerts for the community and concerts for the elderly)
Taekwondo for 3 years (and continuing)
A leadership program for Taekwondo (where I assist/teach others)
A summer symphony at a nearby university (I’m one of the few high school students)


And I’m planning to begin volunteering for a children’s hopsital after my orientation and interview next month.

And yes, I’ve moved recently.

Along with urging from my dad, I found a volunteer program where I can tutor kids who don’t live with their biological parents for the summer. My concerns include, well, I’m not that enthusiastic… But then again, who knows? But then again, this might end up being one of those “laundry list” things tossed in to impress colleges, right? My dad says it might show a theme, but… Then there’s things like timing, transportation…

So should I do that tutoring program, or am I doing fine enough?

And yeah, I’m kind of looking up at colleges like UC Berkeley, Stanford, UPenn, MIT (those are the ones I have considered so far, and I obviously need to do more work on college searching…)