Extracurriculars

raventhemage
Tue, 20 Sep 2016 01:16:09 +0000

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (unless if your school doesn’t have it): I am currently doing this, and I LOVE it. If you are good enough at it, you have the opportunity to get on your school’s team and win medals. If your school qualifies for Nationals, then you also have the wonderful opportunity to medal at Nationals. Science Olympiad is VERY competitive, so be prepared to spend a lot of time on it.

Other STEM ECs: Science Bowl, Math Bowl, Mathcounts, Math Olympiad, Robotics ECs (such as VEX and FIRST), Science/Engineering Fairs, National Ocean Sciences Bowl, Google Science Fair, etc.

Also, do you have any hobbies? STEM is not the only EC type that is “good”. If you play an instrument, it is suggested in improve on your instrument and join your school’s or your local orchestra/band, if you sing, join the choir, if you like visual arts, join or FOUND an art club. If you know how to play a sport, get better and join your school’s team.

Keep in mind there is no magic number of ECs. Just do what you are passionate about, and do your best. Doing as many as you can will not necessarily be helpful.