<p>I know that law and medical schools might want more well-rounded people, but if it’s a specialized department like biochemistry or physics, would they primarily be focused on things like how much research you did? Also, unlike high school, not everyone can be a varsity athlete in college. Depending your major, it would be unrealistic to be the president of two major organizations without spending every moment working to keep from falling behind, and clubs like the anime club or pottery making don’t count as real activities.</p>
<p>They do not care a bit about your ECs - unless they involve teaching (which is a stretch b/c most grad programs are at research universities where teaching takes a backseat to research), academic ECs related to your field (which argueably aren’t really ECs). The teaching thing might help you out when applying for fellowships though.</p>