So I’ve been stressing about my applications, specifically the fact that I have very little time or energy for “traditional” EC’s such as clubs, music, art, sports, etc. due to working full-time and taking classes half-time. How do colleges react to applicants that have been working and thus have relatively thin recent accomplishments in EC’s? Is it understood that a 40-60 hour workweek is a perverse form of a major EC, or is there an expectation that I be superwoman and somehow juggle more substantive extracurriculars into my schedule (I listed hiking/skiing with my dog, cooking local/vegan meals at home, and occasional programming/sysadmin tinkering as my main EC’s)?
Obviously, apps have been long since due and there’s nothing I can do (nor would do differently), but I’m trying to be realistic about my chances and how my ECs or lack thereof might hurt.