Expanding ECs at Harvard?

h-bomber
Tue, 01 May 2007 19:44:05 +0000

unless you’re talking about getting officially recruited for a varsity sport (whose coaches have a certain number of Band 1, 2, and 3 recruits to get in with the admissions office, PM me for more info) the admissions office doesn’t really take into account which particular ec’s you do in relation to what the college needs.
First off, the official line would probably be that the college doesn’t value any one EC organization over any others, and they’re EXTRA-curricular anyway so the college doesn’t play much of a role in shaping their dynamics (ex. the recent closing of H-bomb magazine). Also, IF the type of EC you do matters in relation to anything, it’s in relation to the rest of your class. The admissions office wants to create a diverse well balanced class, so you’re really only competing with each other.
I think you highly overestimate how much type of EC would matter though.

In terms of majors though, female engineers and scientists are always a plus (although I’m assuming from your sn you’re a dude). In general though, no department here is really struggling for students…