ECs for Highly Selective Schools- Will Chance Back

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>I plan on applying to Amherst, Claremont McKenna, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Stanford you get the picture. This isn’t really a chance but more of a help me pick which extracurriculars to put into my common app as I’m restricted to 10.</p>

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<li>Jazz- Lead trumpet in 3 different bands, various soloist awards</li>
<li>Band- President, Principal trumpet/soloist in 5 orchestras, various awards, 2 guest soloists</li>
<li>Research Intern at University of Chicago- 2 years, spoke at the summer student research forum, spent 15 hr/week</li>
<li>Gymnastics Captain- founded a team at the club, various awards</li>
<li>Founded Animal Welfare Nonprofit, led a campaign with 90 people to pass a bill</li>
<li>Volunteering at various animal shelters, marketing internship with one of them</li>
<li>Intern at PETA- on the youth advisory board</li>
<li>Marathon Runner- Various 2nd place finishes</li>
<li>President of Chemistry Club- increased membership by 50 people, organized a local chemistry league among nearby high schools</li>
<li>Minimum Wage Work- Head tutor ( I could also include this in the additional information section I guess)</li>
<li>Varsity Rowing</li>
<li>Editor of Literary Magazine</li>
<li>Treasurer of National Honor Society- organized a bunch of animal related service projects</li>
<li>Summer Internship in Animal Welfare Law- 2 years (I’m interested in going into law so this might be important)</li>
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<p>To put this in context my ACT is a 35 and gpa 3.8something
Oh and if you guys want a chance just post your links.
Thanks!</p>

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<p>To me the ECs which stand out the most are the internships, the PETA Advisory Board and the Animal Welfare Nonprofit. Are you planning on going into something related to this? Overall all your ECs are very impressive though. :)</p>

<p>Chance me back?
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<p>make the most out of each one instead of the usual laundry list and try adding a resume if you can
chance me back please
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