Extra Curriculars - Are mine good or nah?

hazela35
Tue, 27 Oct 2015 01:30:23 +0000

Alright, here we go. Quick info: rising Undergrad. Looking at Brown, Stanford, Yale, USC and U Chicago. (Looking at Canadian Universities as well, but I won’t put them here.)

-GPA: 3.8, weighted? (My school doesn’t normally do this, so I’m not entirely sure.)
-1st SAT score: 1650; I took this as a “practise” test, meaning no studying, no prep, no tutors.
-2nd SAT score: TBD, will take in December 2015.

Applying for: English and a minor in Music

And, for the finale, extra curriculars. I go to an arts-oriented school, hence artsy activities. Here goes.

1.President/Co-Founder of school’s Black Student Union
2. Co-founder/Active Participant of school’s Inter-school arts foundation (not going to explain here)
3. Model UN (Pakistan Presidential Delegate)
4. Chapter Head/Submissions Reviewer of an online, Student-created ,creative writing publication
5. Performed at Carnegie Hall, Radio City and Lincoln Center on many occasions (for confidentiality reasons, not going to name performances.) with people such as NY Phil, Kronos Quartet, Barbra Streisand.
6. My chamber music group has performed in private masterclasses at NEC and Boston Conservatory
7. Published in 2 regional newspapers (so far)
8. City Council Internship
9. Internship at very prestigious company. Not going to name here.
10. Intern/Journalist at another state newspaper
11. Volunteer of Music and Memory
12. First-chair musician on many occasions
13. Performed solo in masterclasses for well-known musician.
14. Has been accepted (and went!) to a music program that is very selective-- it accepts 35 participants out of thousands of applicants.

Awards include two state-wide awards, one national music award of excellence. No academic awards as of yet.

…Also National Latin Exam Honorable Mention LOL but probably won’t mention that.

Okay, so. There’s the list, exhausting, I know. I would love to know 1) ideas of what to include and what NOT to include on college apps, and 2) if these EC’s look “alright” to put on college apps, or if I should strive for more substantial things.