How important are Extra Curricular Activities?

mdh625
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:08:25 +0000

Hi everyone im a junior whose been super worried lately =[ I was never informed about what colleges looked at, i only thought they wanted good grades but they want to see your extracurriculars too!

I’m a female hispanic (if that helps)
so far my transcript average is a 99.49 (not including this year yet)
sat 2 world history: 750, taking math 2 & bio this year
AP: WOrld History - 5, taking eng language, bio & american history this year
EC:
Key club: grade 10- current
AMerican red cross: this year
Unicef: this year
ARISTA: this year
Did service in the biology department of my school during freshmen (is that any good?)
summer of freshmen year i went 2 a science program at queens college
volunteered at senior center 56 hrs this summer
shuld hav over 100hrs in comunity service by the end of the school year

I wanna appply to some Ivy Leagues but I’m afraid my extracurriculars arent good enough compared to what some people have!
I’m applying to one of the Brown Summer Programs then I am going to do service at a local hospital this comin summer of 2010.

Is this good enough for what the college admissioners want at Ivy Leagues or am I too late =[ ??