Extra Curriculars? Please help

International Students
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I am from India and i am a very studious student of grade 12. I am interested in applying to UC Berkely as a Computer Science Major. The problem is that i have hardly participated in any extra curricular activities. To list them out:

  1. Have participated in 2 coding competitions to represent my school but haven’t one either of them.
  2. I have headed the administration department for the MUN hosted by my school.
  3. Worked with an NGO for a week
  4. I am currently doing a course on Android Development on UDEMY
    Basically i love MATH and COMPUTER SCIENCE but i haven’t participated in many things. Also I am a very curious person so during my free time i watch a lot of NUMBERPHILE and ASAPScience on youtube. I love learning about new math conjectures and different ways to solve. I also love how MATH can be applied to anything in the real word.Thus i have chosen Computer Science as my major since its Applied Math in its truest form. BTW I love coding too and want to create an app (Which is why i want to study abroad where there are many opportunities to collaborate with friends ). My problem is would this be enough? Because largely what i do in my free time is not certified or an official thing. I watch these videos only because they interest me and because they satiate my curiosity.

PS: I love football(soccer ) and play it too but sadly only with my friends not for any team :frowning:

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*won

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Hello
I am also an international student ( Indian ). I am currently in grade 12. I have the same problem but the only difference is that there are no opportunities for expatriate females in my country ( I don’t live in India. I live in KSA ). I was wondering if you could guide me through how you got through your problem. It would be of great help.

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Same here for males (indian) in Saudi Arabia. btw which school?

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May like to go through these learner stories published on edX blog:

http://blog.edx.org/kesha-gupta-how-to-stay-motivated-engaged-in-edx-courses?track=blog
http://blog.edx.org/mooc-bootcamp-mit/?track=blog

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UCB is a really competitive school and it is one of the top 5 (if not top 3)schools for CS. Getting into this highly ranked school solely based on academics might be really hard. Your achievements, G.P.A, Essays, LORs also play a very important role( equally to that of studies).

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Also, UCB is very expensive for non-residents.

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Well yeah that is true!